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the great minds of countless ages: Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln. My admiration of some of these men's skills, particularly my enjoyment of fine literature, was in many ways my first taste of the liberal arts. Due to a strong Catholic upbringing, I enjoyed my theology classes, and came to more of the arts through history and philosophy, as well as literature, which remained consistently my favorite school subject throughout high school. Although other liberal arts disciplines…

In the 1500 the Roman Catholic Church was super powerful in western Europe. The Catholic Church guarded its position and anybody who was deemed to have gone against the Catholic Church was labelled a heretic and burnt at the stake. The Catholic Church did not tolerate any unusual behavior from anyone if they were to “go soft” might have been a sign of weakness. The catholic church's power had been built up over many centuries and relied on ignorance and superstition on people from other lands…

When the author pointed out the differences about how the Catholic church and Protestants receives theology was incredible. I thought it was unique to show the differences between the way each theologian thinks. As a catholic, I can relate to having a theological background using a very traditional viewpoint and inspirations. Our tradition is kept and guaranteed through each one of our popes. Many Protestants excludes our cannons because they were not recognized as scriptures by the Jewish…

struggling, the Catholic churches are prominent ones of reference. Everywhere from Boston to Minneapolis, Catholic churches have closed or been into regional cluster. The chief reason is declining Mass attendance. In New York, Mass attendance has fallen to European levels, around 15 percent on an average Sunday, according to The New York Times. In Boston, it is even lower, around 12 Nationwide, only twenty-four of Catholics go to Mass average Sunday, down from 55 percent in 1965. Several…

All in all, sixteenth century France was a time of shifting views on religion. While France was a Catholic State, an underground Protestant Reformation was slowly building, thus leading the catholic priests to fear for their divine power and their hold on everyday French life. Therefore, the Catholic Clergy struggled to stamp it out by hanging the Protestant Reformation’s members and initiators for heresy, among other proceedings. Thereupon, many people of the lower class, including peasants,…

Just across the highway from Palo Alto, a quaint suburban hub of wealth and academia, lies East Palo Alto, a gritty little town where students face a 60 percent dropout rate, poor prospects of attending college, and run great risk of remaining in low-paying jobs. My high school is in the process of building a $29 million theater, part of a $130 million series of improvement projects, while teachers in East Palo Alto need donations just to cover basics like textbooks, school supplies, and PE…

I was raised my entire life as a Roman Catholic. However, my curious nature led me to always take its teaching with a grain of salt. In Catholicism, there is a sacrament called Confirmation, intended to strengthen a Catholic’s faith and relationship with God. Part of this holy sacrament required me to attend a retreat with other fellow teenagers who were also on the journey to becoming closer to God. The retreat’s goal was to mentally prepare us for a lifelong commitment to our faith. My…

When I was younger, I considered myself a Catholic since I was labeled as that by my parents when I was born. I was always a bit skeptical its teachings, but my whole family followed the religion so it must’ve been true and I followed along and when to Sunday school and all the Catholic things that you were supposed to do so I could hopefully end up in heaven when I die. It wasn’t until when I got to middle school my whole world changed. I was taking World History and Geography and in that class…

States is facing serious challenges in immigration. The most notorious challenges are; illegal immigrants, follow by programs as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals commonly called DACA. What is the Catholic Church position is these two issues? According to the d Unite States Conference of Catholic Bishops in their second principle of immigration that points “A country has the right to regulate its borders and to control immigration… While individuals have the right to move in search of a…

virgin, conceived by the power of God through the Holy Spirit. Mary was assumed, body and soul into heaven. The Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our lady of Fatima and Our lady of Lourdes are some of the most famous visitations of Mary and are recognised by the Catholic Church as worthy of belief. In Mexico Mary’s apparition told Juan Diego to ask the bishop to build a shrine at the location of her appearance, the hill Tepayac. The bishop, at first didn’t believe Juan and was sceptical of his claims but…