Prayer

as simple as the question. If prayer is meaning that one utters words expecting whoever is being addressed in a prayer to hear them, then yes, Catholics are praying to saints. However, if prayer is meaning that they are viewing the one to whom their prayer is addressed to be able to solve and/or absolve them of their problems, then no, Catholics are not praying to saints. In Timothy 2:1, Paul tells Christians, “first of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and…

well-being strategy I focused on gratitude. I wasn't surprised that this was one of my best-fitting strategies because I firmly believe in the power of gratitude. In order to make sure I was expressing gratitude every day I decided to make my evening prayers focused on only expressing thanks. This also takes a little from the spirituality activity since I would be focusing my gratefulness on God, even though it wasn't one of my best-fitting strategies (which did surprise me). I had thought of…

Chaplain/Pastor’s response to different faith beliefs or disbeliefs than that of Protestant Christians. Addressed this Goal- Within the first goal I have learned that the Catholic patients use the Lord’s prayer for comfort. The difference here is that within my Protestant faith we recite the whole prayer without stopping and the Catholic community stops after “… deliver us from evil” then after another section goes on to, “Thine is the kingdom… and the glory forever. Amen.” I have learned how…

players who choose to wear them should wear them because they wanted to and were not coerced by any student nor school official. According to the American Civil Liberty Union website in regards to religion in schools students have to the right to say prayer in school, reference religion in assignments, and wear religious affiliated clothing. The rules to this is that they cannot be disruptive, force a fellow student to listen to a religious service, or try to persuade a fellow student to believe…

When God created the world, He created it without sin. However, the prefect beauty of the world was soon corrupted by sin. In response to this, God reacted with grace and mercy, and invited us into relationship with Him. In order to maintain relationship with Him, Christians exercise spiritual discipline. These disciplines, inward, outward, and corporate, reflect our desire to commune with God and demonstrate our need for Him as our savior. In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster…

The Yemeni Culture The first time I went to Yemen, was when I was 15 years old. Living in America my whole life, Yemen was a new world to me. Even though it was my first time there, I felt at home, like its where I belong. But the kids there didn’t agree with me because I was a little different to them. I was American. I was American raised. I was compared to that one spoiled brat from school, even though I wasn’t any different from them, they still resented me. My first week was hard. I was…

As I finish freshmen year at Olivet and continue my Christian journey, it is important to understand how to mature as Christ. I talked about the truth of the Bible, the comprehension of scripture, the implications of the Apostle’s Creed and Christian doctrines, and the discovery of sin in humanity. In addition, I talked about the community of Church, the theological analogies in the Great Divorce, and the beauty of holiness. After learning this knowledge, I understand how difficult the Christian…

Describe the stereotypes associated with Native Americans; how do they compare and contrast with stereotypes connected to Jews and Catholic immigrants? How would you explain the five characteristics that best describe Catholicism compared with the four dominated categories of Native American religion? One of the stereotypes associated with the Native Americans is regarding their religion. Native American had their religions regarding their culture but for the Jews and Catholics they did not…

Everyone in the world have their own beliefs and belong to a culture that shape who they are. In their culture, people generally follow rituals and have their own norms that have special meaning to them. For example, Muslims generally follow ‘salat’, which is a practice of praying five times a day. Or even the Irish(and many others)celebrating St. Patrick 's Day by eating corned beef, going to parades, and getting drunk off their ass; eventually where they can’t walk or even having a drunken…

sentiment that God was probably disappointed in them for not participating in authorized ordinances or that their prayers were somehow of less worth because it was a “vain” repetition. I was amazed to see mothers shedding tears of parental pride as their sons participated as alter-boys, and astonished to see rugged, world-stained men weep in humility as they knelt and repeated rosary prayers. While it is probably true that every religion has “floaters,” who worship out of habit rather than…