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Throughout history, Church Architecture has played a great role in how Catholics worship and actively participate in the liturgy. Church Architecture influenced actual participation during the Liturgical Movement in that it guided reformation emotionally using visual images and objects. The Real Presence is represented throughout the beautiful details put into the doors, walls, columns, pews, altar, and windows of a church. Members of the Church are able to live a life in Christ, learning from…

ascertain her Doubt 's and Sister James must be there due to the fact that she will need a witness in case Father Flynn admits to wrong doing as well as going by church rules by not allowing a priest and nun to be in a room alone with one another. Stefanovici states that "Sister Aloysius has to respect the patriarchal hierarchy of the catholic church, so she cannot go to the Bishop, Monsignor Benedict, to complain. Moreover, she knows Monsignor Benedict "thinks the sun rises and sets on Father…

In Augustine for Armchair Theologians, Stephen Cooper offers an insight into the life and work of Augustine of Hippo, primarily in a biographical context. It is highly concerned with Augustine’s own Confessions, which is itself highly autobiographical. The book starts with a brief introduction to how Augustine settled into his faith as a catholic, and then goes back and works through his life, from schooling to conversion. It presents some of the questions he asked along the way, and by telling…

part in providing an opinion on most (if not all) social issues. What most don 't realize is that the wisdom from the Church is such a valuable component in resolving these issues. The Church recognizes that people of religious backgrounds will be drawn to supporting the Churches decisions but what non-religous people do not realize is that the wisdom and advice given from the church is not only based on teachings of faith but also on natural justice, reason, and the common good for all people.…

the church through the body of Christ. Although, the main sacrament that institutes us into the Church and the Catholic faith is Confirmation. Once we are confirmed into the church, God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit for completing the sacrament. God also graces us with the seven gifts which are: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. To give our gratitude to God we must utilize the gifts we have received after becoming a member of the church,…

when satirizing the church. He was not technically considered a reformer because he did not attack the actual theology of the Catholic Church, just some of the traditions and corruption of the clergy. He, like the reformers, saw that the clergy were ignorant and lazy, and gained too much money to live a life of poverty as they were supposed to (Palmer 72). The fervor produced around Erasmus’ writing has even been considered great enough to have been able to have restored the church, but no one…

The Renaissance was a time period that happened around the year 1600, just for the sake of a good round number. That was decades and centuries after Plato and Socrates, years 399 to 450 B.C., who were the greatest philosophers the world has ever known. Even still is the Renaissance after Beowulf in the year 100, A.D. or C.E. The Renaissance is like a phoenix, the mythical creature that dies and is born again from the ashes. Also described as Rebirth, Enlightenment, and Rediscovery, the…

Central America, and the United States also have it in their hearts to do the same? It is unlikely that Pope’s birthplace actually makes any descendants of the victims of Spanish colonialism feel better about this injustice. However, to those who are unaware of the suffering that occurred in the missions, it is the perfect way to honor and include America’s history in the lens of the church. This expected ignorance is the medium through which…

traditional Catholic Church had gone against Christianity’s basic teachings. Many felt that the church had too much power over their followers and were using this power to control others and gather money. The church had been charging for indulgences, or forgiveness of sins, which was seen as fraud and greed in many individuals’ eyes. Some of the leaders in this reformation where Martin Luther and John Calvin, who decided to act on their beliefs of corruption in the Catholic Church. Martin…

paved the way to question the church, which eventually led to the big conflict with the Pope. Martin Luther thinks that the church it is not a justice place to worship God any more, since the churches are corrupted and powerful. Martin Luther have did some harm and support through his challenge of the Catholic Church, but at the end he did more harm through his challenge of the Catholic Church, he inspired violent revolt, he disrespects the Pope, he challenge the church and he try to break the…