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Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, is a world renowned rapper from Toronto, Canada. He is known for his Grammy winning music, his work on the television show Degrassi, and for his involvement with the communities in Canada and the NBA. Today, the ninety million dollar star is caught in the middle of a horrific murder case of his long time friend and OVO label affiliate, Fif, real name, Anthony Soares. Although the Fif’s death appears as a violent murder on an unexpecting pedestrian,…

In an essay written by Patricia Lipperini called “Privileged to Educate: Katharine Drexel and Catholic Social Teaching-An Embodied Pedagogy”, shows us the value of the journey of Katharine Drexel, as an empowering life in education. It is notable that for many of us, this name cannot be relative to our knowledge. Katharine Drexel was the daughter of an important businessman, recognized for being an important contributor of charities, called Anthony Drexel and his wife Emma was a valuable…

Expressions of Catholic Identity Saint Patrick’s Cathedral The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is based around Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is seen as the finest religious building in Australia and an outstanding demonstration of neo-gothic architecture. This Cathedral was built during a time when the majority of Catholics in Melbourne were Irish. For this reason the Cathedral was named after the patron saint of Ireland; Saint Patrick. Today, the Catholic community in…

Penta is a public vocational high school, which is for sophomore through seniors, and adult education that opened in 1965. Sixteen different school districts from 5 counties come here to be in a career lab of their choice. I have chosen to come to Penta my junior year and chose Medical Technology to become a doctor. I want to save lives and learn new things, such as Mermaids are real, ,did you know that? Stay tuned to learn more about Penta, my future, and how mermaids are real! Why I Chose…

very few non-Catholic masses, so I knew that the experience would be interesting. I was surprised by how many differences there between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine Catholic masses. I found that by the end of the experience I would obtain a greater appreciation for what I have learned in my Catholic education. Before attending the Byzantine mass, I had little to no expectations about how the experience would go. Honestly, I did not even know that there was such a sect of the Catholic…

religion, to his eventual indifference to the Eucharist, a central Catholic doctrine, Stephen continually regards Catholicism, even in his own practice, as alien. Through the ceaseless pressure of conformity from the authoritative figures, Catholic priests and family, he personally encounters, Stephen realizes that traditional Irish culture challenges his desire to live unrestricted from predetermined dogma. The strangeness of the Catholic faith and familial structure entrenched firmly in Irish…

All of my life, I have been a Catholic. Before I was even able to do anything on my own, I was baptized as a baby into this faith. Growing up, I went to church weekly with my parents and sisters. In my younger years, I never understood why I was here. It was hard for me to pay attention during mass. I didn’t care much for what an old Caucasian man had to say. But, for my parents’ sake, I sat quietly and did whatever I had to. It wasn’t until my later teenage years that I came to truly…

Catholicism teachings that seemed so abstract. Growing up along with the practices in the Catholic school for about six years and the religious direction from my family, I truly become a Catholic with the happiness and the pride…

program of the French Revolution as a symbol of secularization and the concomitant demise of Christendom. The authors believe the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was a key turning point. He identify three crucial developments. (1) encouraged lay Catholic piety, (2) emphasized Christ 's unique role as mediator, (3) accepted limited blame for inciting the Reformation Dr. Noll’s, makes a broad reference to "the Nestorian `Monophysite ' position". In addition, he is too optimistic about…

Fasting in the Catholic Faith doesn’t appear to be one of choice but one of obeying the rules or Law. “The rules for fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church are set forth in the Code of Canon Law (for the Roman Catholic Church) and in the Code of Oriental Churches (for the Eastern Catholic Church). The Canon Law that the followers of the Catholic Faith are to follow in relation to fasting are Canons 1250-1252. There are several laws that the Catholic need to adhere to in regards…