Pope Paul III

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…

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…

Caritas is a Catholic organization who helps in areas of conflict, in natural disasters, food, development, and with health issues such as HIV and Ebola. Their mission is to help the poor and marginalized. Caritas believes in Faith in action, as they are inspired by the Gospels to speak out against violence and advocate on the causes of poverty. Caritas also responds practically to humanitarian crises, such as natural disasters, conflict, and the effects of climate change. On the 25th of April…

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…

Jose Sanchez Del Rio (March 28th, 1913,-February 10th, 1927,) is a perfect example of resiliency. In 1927, Mexico was ravaged by a terrible war between Christians and a devout Atheist president named Plutarco Calles. Everyone knows that being a Christian means you walk with Christ and being an Atheist means you do not believe in him or any faith whatsoever. But, Calles took being an Atheist to a whole other extent when he began burning churches and brutally murdering anyone who spoke the name of…

Mehmet Ali Agca who is Turkish rightist and assassin long associated with the Gray Wolves, an affiliate of the extreme right-wing Nationalist Action Party, shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square(Chomsky and Herman, 2002: p. 144). After seventeen months in an Italian prison, Agca claimed that he was hired by Bulgarians and KGB to shoot the pope. If this was true, it would work beneficially on the Reagan Administration of the US who considers Soviet Union as an “empire of evil”, and the…

Buenos Aires succeeding Antonio Quarracino. Three years later in February, 2001, Pope John Paul II chose Bergoglio to be a cardinal. After Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, Bergoglio reportedly received the second most votes to be the new pope after Joseph Ratzinger who became Pope Benedict XVI.…

On October 5th, 1979 military officers went to President Carlos Romero and informed him that he and his staff had until 3 pm to pack up their things, turn over the government, and leave. After this demand, President Carlos Romero made calls to regional leaders, United States embassy, and his headquarters. He called looking for support but everyone he turned to was not willing to support him. With President Carlos Romero having no support from allies he decided to pack his things and turn over…