Sacramentals

Charlemagne’s Contributions to Christianity A Review of Charlemagne’s Historical Influence Nicole Briggs Barry University Author Note This paper was prepared for THE 317: Turning Points in Christian History, taught by Professor Smith Abstract This research paper focuses on the contributions made by Charlemagne and his influence on the development of Christianity. The following questions will be answered: Who is the person? When did he live? What was going on at that time? Where…

” Wells uses symbolism to describe her feelings towards the Catholic religion. Wells mentions a woman with a loaf of bread in her hand; the bread is a reference of communion in church. Catholic Churches use leavened bread for the Eucharist. The sacramental bread symbolizes the Resurrected Christ. In the short story, the wolf believes if he were to eat the bread given to him, it would heal him, but it is the woman who gives the bread to her daughter. In a church setting the priest normally gives…

Iconography: Iconography is the practice of perceiving a visual work for more than what it is plainly seen as. Through different lenses a viewer can assume more deeper meanings about the artwork. These assumptions can be related to many areas such as: time period, how it relates to literature, social classes, culture, values, and the relationship between the artist and his/her subject. An example of how we learned, as a class, to use iconography was with our observation of Jan Van Eyck’s…

Humanae Vitae is written by Pope Paul VI. He is defending his beliefs of the Catholic Church. The encyclical is written for the Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops, and Clergy of the Catholic Church. The main topics discussed are for the concern of married people and human society. The encyclical is focused on many different issues that are causing problems in the world today such as marriage, procreation, and abortion which are relevant to all communities and the world as a whole. There has been…

Symbolism is a major theme in the story, Young Goodman Brown because of how meaningful and salient it is to the developing plot and overall occurrence of the story. In the short story of Young Goodman Brown written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the audience is introduced to our protagonist, Goodman Brown and his wife, Faith saying goodbye to him. The audience quickly learns he is travelling overnight and reminds Faith to say her prayers and go to bed early. He then heads on his way into a somber…

The word ‘Myth’ generated from Greek word ‘Mythos’, means story or word. Myths are morally suggestive tales usually set in distant past which are believed as true and comprises of unearthly, supernatural creatures or legendary characters. They are moral stories which emphasise a better world view or admirable action within society. Puranas are categorised under Hindu Mythology. They envelope stories which stand apart from Epics. It includes heroic and…

“enhance spiritual responsiveness” (Rastafari Beliefs). Rastafarians believe that marijuana, or ganja, is an herb of wisdom. They also believed it was growing on the grave of King Solomon. It was cited in the bible, “Psalms 104:14, to attest to its sacramental properties: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth” (Beliefs, Practices, and Sacraments of Rastafari). Rastafarians also have a diet called ital, which…

Nicholas Sarullo Short Story 300+ Words On a stormy evening in April of 76’, one man, Brent Jackson, discovered just how drastic of a downward spiral his life had taken in recent years. Cold, alone, hungry, and tried, he sat in longing desperation on the streets of New York. He prayed for hope, for a brighter future, and for a better tomorrow. He dreamed of money, a home, a family, and people that once loved him. Simply put, Brent wanted a place to belong. As he gripped his worn blue overcoat…

mentioned “He reminded them that the devil had a bad habit of making use of carnival tricks in order to confuse the unwary”, and later on most of the diction used fit into the theme of hell and disgust, some examples of those are hellish heat, sacramental, candles, mothballs, angel, devil, and parasites. These words elaborate more on the spiritual side of the story, and the absurdity of having a very old, and rather revolting man with very large wings, be an angel sent from above. In “The Tell…

disguised saloons reached a high never seen before. American men and women would take part in illegal activity together. The National Prohibition Act defined “intoxicating liquor” as having .5% alcoholic contest, yet allowed for alcohol in medicinal, sacramental, or industrial purposes, not matter the alcoholic content. This resulted in bootleggers creating their own versions or alcohol. In addition, homemade alcohol was mixed with soda, juice, and sugar-water, making it more palatable for more…