Pope John Paul II

room is used for the members not only to have dinner, but also to nourish themselves with religious teachings and spiritual virtues the leaders of the organization impart. Upon the walls of all of the rooms in the house, magnificent framed pictures of Pope and Mother Mary hang here and there. Also, a variety of Catholicism-related pictures, especially the pictures describing or symbolizing the famous accounts of Bible, hang upon the walls as…

In this analysis, I am choosing to write about my spirituality and religious beliefs. From a young age, Catholic values and morals were instilled in me by my parents and other family members and I did not seem to have any other choice besides blindly obeying. I was sent to parochial school starting at age three, where we all knew the Ten Commandments by the time we finished preschool and were finger-painting biblical stories during arts and crafts hour. Until my sophomore year of high school…

Introduction Dorothy day was born on the 8th of November 1897 in New York City to her parent John and Grace Day. Throughout her life, starting at a young age, had to face a number of difficulties, these included: leaving her life in New York to move to Chicago, having to face a period of poverty after her family lost their home and their income to an earthquake, getting arrested and going on hunger strikes in a protest, and even having failed relationships and an abortion. During these hard…

There are various versions of Christianity due to the different beliefs and views that people had, which in turn created the different branches within the religion. One example of this is the Great Schism. The Great Schism was the split between the Eastern and Western Christianity. This occurred after the centuries of progressive separation in which the two traditions developed their own distinctive forms. When it came to their differences, they ranged from minor to more contrasting…

Our world’s major religions all profess to be based in love and peace. Each religion observes a higher power or several higher powers that they believe are all knowing, omnipotent, and authoritative over mankind. It’s not just what each religion believes that is different: it’s the way each religion approaches topics such as gender, ethnicity, politics, and power. Regardless of which religion is really the ‘true religion’, the same principles of sociology apply to all faiths. Society at large…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia In Australia the Refugee and Asylum Seeker social justice issue is a recurring matter that causes the Australian Government to take action. The Refugee issue in Australia divides the nation in half between the Government’s and the Catholic Church’s opinions. This causes a range of interest including professionals, priests, students and more people to write about the Refugee social justice issue. Morrissey is a professional who…

Personal opportunities / challenges -  Given that there are 32,000 Christian denominations in the world today read John 17:20-21 where Jesus asks His Father that we all may be one. Read, meditate, pray, contemplate.  Read “The Catholic Church Through the Ages” by John Vidmar, OP to understand the challenges, failures and triumphs of the Catholic Church over the past 2000 years. Learn and understand the origin of the schisms of the one Church that Jesus Christ gave to us.  Come to a Catholic…

dignity, promote human development and improvement and protect the rights of all humans equally. To promote and fight for justice is to improve and break down structures and systems which block love of others. Love is spoken about in the Gospels, in John 15:12-13 Jesus says “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” This means that as jesus gave his life for us, he was asking his…

The door to the Catholic church opened into the bright light of the square packed with onlooking eyes. A group appeared from the darkness lead by a tall man wearing all black while carrying a mace upon his hefty shoulders. He was followed by a parade of priests and two prisoners on there way to execution. The one called Peppino was suntanned and handsome while the other Andrea was short and fat. As the men climbed the steps both could be seen shuddering and kissing crosses. Suddenly a penitent…

The pope was and is still the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The church viewed the pope as “its visible head and Jesus Christ as its invisible and supreme head.” (World Book Online) Once elected, the pope has the position for life. They can resign, but cannot be kicked out of office. Only current Roman Catholic men are eligible to be elected. Typically, after the 1300’s all popes have been picked out of cardinals. They hold a high position in the church. The cardinals come together and…