Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II said “freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought”. Meaning someone may not agree with everything they are legally authorized to do, but they still have that right to do it if they please. Most believe that the United States’ restraints on freedom are slim, nevertheless there is still one major controversy people like to argue. The freedom to use drugs. What one does in their personal life and home, including the use of drugs,…

the Lord and his guidance. Mother Teresa lived her life off of the words that she received years ago from the Lord, and only once after she received her call from the Lord was her seclusion ended. This rare occurrence happen at a mass the day after Pope Pius XII’s death. Not much was known about this trouble sometime in Mother Teresa’s life except for a few letter that she had written to her spiritual guide. In her letter Mother Teresa would cry out to the Lord and began him to remove the…

4 In 1623, a companion of Galileo, Cardinal Maffeo Barberini, was chosen as Pope Urban VIII. He permitted Galileo to seek after his work on space science and even urged him to distribute it, on condition it is objective and not advocate Copernican hypothesis. In 1632, Galileo distributed the Dialog Concerning the Two Chief World…

disease General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the prognosis of Parkinson’s disease Central Idea: Parkinson’s disease progresses through 5 stages. Visual Aid: P/P Slide 2 (Holland, Moncivaiz) Introduction: What do Pope St. John Paul the Great, the Reverend Billy Graham, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and American boxing legend Muhammad Ali all have in common? The answer is Parkinson’s disease. I was interested in learning more about this disease…

Abortion is the deliberate premature termination of a human pregnancy performed by a license clinician. There are two types of abortion a medical abortion or a surgical abortion. A medical abortion is when a patient consumes either mifepristone or methotrexate and misoprostol, all medications, which will terminate the pregnancy. A medical abortion is only a viable course of action before the end of a women's first trimester, it can take anywhere from a day to 3 to 4 weeks. The two most popular…

Gothic cathedrals and Greek temples are both considered sacred architecture. Scared architecture (or religious architecture) is dedicated to the design and structure of places of worship. This beautiful type of architecture is developed in its own unique way that has spanned over years and years of time. Creative minds, hard working people, and the people of the time helped contribute to these magnificent buildings, and even today these structures are an important part of human history.…

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” This is a famous quote from Mother Teresa, a well-known sister from Calcutta. She served the poor with great love and compassion. Like Mother Teresa, we get to experience living her actions by helping homeless people to get through the day. This is through the help of The Scott Mission which is a Christian Ministry of Mercy and Love. It provides care to men, women, and children that are homeless or in need of their services. It also…

her garter to draw attention to herself at a grand banquet, it is thought the King was inspired to dream up the Order of the Garter. She died aged 57, nine years after the Black Prince. Their son became Richard II In later…

and treason, especially when one group is unhappy with another. Take, for example, John Brown’s three day raid on Harper’s Ferry in Virginia. Angry with the lack of progress in the abolition movement, Brown planned to take the military’s stockpiled arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia and use it to free slaves across the south (“John Brown’s”). Or maybe think about the more realistic 20 July Plot during World War II. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and some cohorts, believing that what Hitler and…

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina was a man of miracles and wonders. Not only did he create a long string of controversial accounts of apparitions and visions, he also created a legacy of followers, all praying to him for miracles and guidance. Famously known for the stigmata, amongst many other supernatural occurrences, he was a determined man dedicated to his vocation of service and prayer. We can all only hope to be as dedicated to our goals as he was, especially during those fifty years of suffering…