Last week‚ we watched a film called ‘The Apostle’ in class and we read about virtues C.S Lewis discussed in Mere Christianity as well. As a matter of fact‚ these two materials are closely related to each other from which we can have a deeper look at Christianity. Justice and fortitude are two of four basic ‘Cardinal Virtues” listed in the book. After Sonny escaped from his family‚ his church‚ and his everything‚ we can find the fairness and strength from him. Regardless of the race‚ he arrived
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inspiring others to action.” Someone who encompasses these traits is St. John Paul II. He was the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for 27 years and during that time he led and inspired many people. St. John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla in Poland on May 18‚ 1920 (“John Paul II: The Millennial Pope‚” 2014). In 1938‚ he found his calling to the church but was unable to pursue his dream because World War II started (“John Paul II Biography‚” 2014). Poland was taken over by Germany under communist rule
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Paul Paul was one of the greatest leaders of all time as he exerted incomparable influence on the lives of countless people. The book of Acts and his epistles reveal that Paul possessed many outstanding characteristics of Christian leadership. In his first letter to the Corinthians‚ Paul influenced the Corinthians: "Follow my example‚ as I follow the example of Christ" (I Cor. 11:1). Although the Apostle Paul wore many hats‚ he was a leader above all‚ and he never lacked followers (Sanders‚ 1999)
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Early Life Pope John Paul II was born as Karol Józef Wojtyła on May 18‚ 1920. He was born in a Polish town called Wadowice‚ Poland‚ which is about 35 miles Southwest of Krakow. Wadowice is a town that was 80% Catholic and 20% Jewish. His father‚ also Karol Wojtyla‚ was a retired Army officer and tailor‚ while his mother‚ Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyla‚ was a schoolteacher from Lithuania. Karol had an older brother who was the pride of the family as a Physician and an infant sister that died before
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Observation Author Pope John Paul II argues in his essay “Unspeakable Crime of Abortion‚” that women who seek to have an abortion are committing murder; no matter how earlier the woman is in the pregnancy. He states‚ “Procured abortion is the deliberate and direct killing‚ by whatever means it is carried out‚ of a human being in the initial phase of his or her existence‚ extending from conception to birth.” He believes that many Americans try to justify the abortion by simply calling it something
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VS 54-56 Pope John Paul II states that our freedom and God’s law is most noticeably present in our conscience. When we set our freedom against the moral law‚ we risk deviating from the teachings of the Church or even contradicting them entirely. Some theologians have gone as far as to state that the conscience is simply a guide to give a general view of the man’s life‚ rather than “the sanctuary of man‚ where he is alone with God whose voice echoes within him” (John Paul II 55). Some also state
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present time. It would‚ therefore‚ suppose the problem as follows: What is the theology in the teachings of Pope John Paul II on the family? When resolving the issue‚ these following sub-problems will be asked; 1. What were the factors that prompted Pope John Paul II to give due attention to the family in his teachings? 2. What were the influences that helped shape Pope John Paul II’s teachings on the family?
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The art piece that I selected for my analysis is called The Triumph of Divine Love by Peter Paul Rubens. The artwork is an oil painting on canvas‚ circa 1625. This piece of art was commission by Isabella Clara Eugenia‚ Infanta of Spain and Portugal. The Triumph of Divine Love was one of eleven art pieces in a series portraying the Eucharist cycle‚ an important issue in the Catholic-Protestant strife. Its purpose was to aid in the Catholic Reformation and the artwork was to be displayed at the
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École normale supérieure‚ Paris 45‚ rue d’Ulm F-75230 Paris‚ France Dear Committee‚ I have had the pleasure to have Jean-Paul Sartre in my classes at the École normale supérieure in Paris. I was one of his professors in French Literature. Mr. Sartre has been one of my most valuable students over the year. The classes at École normale supérieure are most challenging and
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possibility for states of the deep south during this period‚ and was almost inevitable for many southern states after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. There is still much debate over the real cause of the Civil War to this day‚ but in the novel Apostles of Disunion‚ author Charles Dew narrows down the possible causes. Dew claims that the Civil War was started by either violation of states rights‚ or slavery. The election of Abraham Lincoln called for immediate action in the southern states because
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