Roman Catholic calendar of saints

like the Bill of Rights gave most citizens at the time more individual rights, Catholics were heavily excluded. In fact, the Toleration Act of 1689 gave the freedom to worship to all non-conformists, except Roman Catholics. Unfortunately, Alexander Pope…

Catholic Rosaries are the Beauty of Mother Mary Catholic rosaries are the sacred and beautiful accessories that Catholics have. People spend money on several things, which serve a particular and temporary purpose. These things get fade away, break down, or die after somtime. Therefore, it is better to invest in a gift that can benefit you, and lasts eternally. Prayer is the most valuable investment that anyone can have and Catholic rosaries can be used to count the number of prayers. Catholic…

When Pope Paul V made the decision of placing Venice under interdict in 1606, the Catholic Church’s slow but steady decline since the end of the Middle Ages became more rapid and apparent to both the secular leaders and common people of Europe. Paul V was initially concerned about laws that restricted the clergy’s right to acquire land (de Vivo 157), and tensions reached a breaking point when a cardinal and bishop were jailed for violating these laws (“Paul V”). The doge and Senate of Venice…

is Swedish, Polish, and was born in Illinois. My Father is Irish, English, and Luxembourg he was also born in Illinois. As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents and my mother. My grandmother was very religious; Thus, I was raised Catholic. she has become…

many people that can escape death in general; especially when they are hanged. Robert Bartlett’s The Hanged Man is a story of a Welshman that was hanged, but was still alive. There was a inquiry that was held to see if there was a intercession from a saint named Thomas De Cantilupe whom was the bishop of Hereford who was also hanged, but survived. Bartlett’s background as a medieval historian provides rich information from the structure, argument, theme, and personal statements from the witness…

God’s choice to create woman just like He created man. There is no mistake that God made in making women. Pope John Paul II wrote an encyclical known as The Gospel of Life. The encyclical was a way for Pope John Paul II to express the position of the Catholic Church on the values and inviolabilities of human life itself. The pope addresses various concepts of Feminine Genius and its progression in our society. God’s role in making women was to make them unique and essential into building a…

a historically accurate representation of Martin Luther and the Reformation of the Catholic Church. The first scene of the movie opened upon the church with an archway at the end of the nave lined with Corinthian columns. Also at the end of the nave was an altar and apse, typically scene in many church layouts of the time period, not to mention the church had stained glass rose windows and statues of several saints with in the worship space. The opening music that played, while looking upon the…

The 1970’s witnessed a rise in conservative ideology in the United States. Conservatism refers to a commitment to traditional values with resistance to change. This commitment manifested in the form of political views that preferred private ownership and socially conservative thoughts. The rise in conservatism was because of various domestic concerns which formed the foundation for the rise of the ideology (Pierson & Theda p.34). The major concern that formed the basis for conservatism was…

to Luther and Calvin’s process to obtaining knowledge. In Luther and Calvin’s case, the shadows the prisoners see in the cave, are the Roman Catholic teachings. As they have only been exposed to Roman Catholic teachings, the teachings become their only truth. When the prisoner is exposed directly to the Bible, he will be liberated from knowing only the Roman Catholic teachings, and start to build his own perspective on the teachings of God. At the beginning, this exposure to new ideas will…

Catholicism nothing else. My mother and her family taught me the catholic traditions and also attended classes at my church. Catholicism was the only religion experience I knew growing up . When I started to growing mind wise I was able to experience other religions. I have experienced first hand how hard it is when you’re attacked based on the faith you practice. With these harsh personal experiences I grew as a person. Growing up in Catholic Faith, I went to religion classes throughout my…