New Culture In Early America
New Culture
The culture that I found myself in was a local Catholic Church on Palm Sunday observing the culture and ideas on this especially important day in the faith. The Catholic Church I attended has a membership of approximately one hundred fifty members. When I arrived at the church the attendees were standing outside waiting for the priest to bless the palms. I met a man and his sister who explained the proceedings to me. The palm leaves were handed out, the priest prayed, and had a tool that held holy water. With this tool the priest flung holy water onto the palm leaves.
The congregation walked around the building and sang a hymn, then entered into the building. Before sitting in the pew, one must kneel on one knee, throughout …show more content…
Some states barred Catholics from running for office during this time. (Parillo, 2014, pg 116). Catholic churches and homes were frequently burned during the 1830s. (Parillo, 2014, pg 120) In the 1850s hostility against Catholics intensified during the Know-Nothing movement. During the height of the Know Nothing party included more than one hundred congressmen. They called for the elimination of all Catholics from public office. Posters were placed in cities proclaimed, that “Catholics are vile imposters, liars, villains, and cowardly cutthroats.” (Boissoneault, …show more content…
The type of skills that I have realized I need to develop is that I need to be more impartial and research new cultures before I believe or assume the biases surrounded the culture or religions. Only two weeks ago I was asked to facilitate a phase four session with one of our patients and her family. The family informed the staff that they were of the Roman Catholic faith. One of the daughters, son-in-law, and I discussed their beliefs and how their specific belief system gives them hope and peace during their time of loss. Being knowledgeable about different religious faiths allows the social worker to be informed and sensitive about the client’s feelings and desires. This also allows the social worker to use strength-based approaches to focus on the positive nature of their faith, for example seeing their loved one
The culture that I found myself in was a local Catholic Church on Palm Sunday observing the culture and ideas on this especially important day in the faith. The Catholic Church I attended has a membership of approximately one hundred fifty members. When I arrived at the church the attendees were standing outside waiting for the priest to bless the palms. I met a man and his sister who explained the proceedings to me. The palm leaves were handed out, the priest prayed, and had a tool that held holy water. With this tool the priest flung holy water onto the palm leaves.
The congregation walked around the building and sang a hymn, then entered into the building. Before sitting in the pew, one must kneel on one knee, throughout …show more content…
Some states barred Catholics from running for office during this time. (Parillo, 2014, pg 116). Catholic churches and homes were frequently burned during the 1830s. (Parillo, 2014, pg 120) In the 1850s hostility against Catholics intensified during the Know-Nothing movement. During the height of the Know Nothing party included more than one hundred congressmen. They called for the elimination of all Catholics from public office. Posters were placed in cities proclaimed, that “Catholics are vile imposters, liars, villains, and cowardly cutthroats.” (Boissoneault, …show more content…
The type of skills that I have realized I need to develop is that I need to be more impartial and research new cultures before I believe or assume the biases surrounded the culture or religions. Only two weeks ago I was asked to facilitate a phase four session with one of our patients and her family. The family informed the staff that they were of the Roman Catholic faith. One of the daughters, son-in-law, and I discussed their beliefs and how their specific belief system gives them hope and peace during their time of loss. Being knowledgeable about different religious faiths allows the social worker to be informed and sensitive about the client’s feelings and desires. This also allows the social worker to use strength-based approaches to focus on the positive nature of their faith, for example seeing their loved one