St Hilda’s is a Christian school based on the Anglican Church which was formed as a result of the Protestant Reformation. So what was the Protestant Reformation and how has it shaped Christianity today? In the early 1500s there was only one church‚ the Catholic Church (which we now call the Roman Catholic Church) which was and still is led by a Pope. The different denominations we have now are a result of the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a movement led by German monk Martin
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St. Joan of Arc is not only widely known all over the world for her trust in God‚ but for her outrageous bravery. In this heroic story of Saint Joan of Arc‚ everyone will be inspired for the courage of this young lady‚ who laid her life down for her faith‚ and for her country. Born to devout Catholic parents Jacques d’Arc and Isabelle Romee‚ St. Joan of Arc was born on January 6‚ 1412 in the small village of Doremy‚ France. She was one of five children which lived on a fifty acre farm which was
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I believe Caravaggio’s take on “The Conversion of Saint Paul” was controversial because some believe the conversion was presented in a disrespectful manner. The 16th century was a time of Spiritual Reformation and I think it would have been less controversial if Saint Paul was presented in a more positive light (not knocked down to the ground). A lot of focus seems to lie on the horse as that takes up quite a bit of the painting. However‚ Saint Paul is also highlighted as he lifts his hands in
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga Introduction to the Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga: St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born in Northern Italy‚ between Brescia and Mantova. His father was a famous condottiere‚ a mercenary soldier. Saint Aloysius received military training‚ but his father also provided him with an excellent classical education‚ sending him and his brother Ridolfo to Florence to study while serving at the court of Francesco I de Medici. Quick Facts: * Born: March 9‚ 1568 * Died: June 21‚ 1591
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Anyone who has read Shaw ’s St Joan‚ or has witnessed the play can state with certainty that one of the fundamental objectives of the writer was to remove Joan of Arc from the romantic perception that grown around her. Shaw had a clear and simple vision of showing the world what she was really like. He wanted to shed the illusions people had constructed since her death and lend his audience the opportunity to view Joan from a perspective that had been lost for more than 400 years. Upon reflection
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St. Augustine is a fourth century philosopher whose groundbreaking philosophy infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism. He is famous for being an inimitable Catholic theologian and for his agnostic contributions to Western philosophy. He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to one later made famous by René Descartes‚ Augustine says‚ “[Even] If I am mistaken‚ I am.” He is the first Western philosopher to promote
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Biography Born on February 22‚ 1892 in Rockland‚ Maine‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay grew up with the constant label of being “different‚” which in her case‚ was a good thing. To match her strange individuality‚ her friends and family called her “Vincent.” Her mother‚ Cora Millay‚ was a singer and encouraged the arts. She recognized Edna’s exclusivity and took advantage of it. By the age of four she had already started learning the power of poetry. Millay’s parents separated
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CHANGE Is America ready for a change? And now that a chance is given‚ will it be taken? John Edgar Wideman‚ writer of “Street Corner Dreamers” wonders himself. Will the youth step up and make a difference? and become more than a stereotype. Is it right for Americans to rest on their laurels? His thoughts on appearance and reality‚ can the color of the president insure change. Wideman wonders about the youth today. There are too many of them running around doing nothing with their lives. Seeping
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property damage; caused a partial collapse of the volcano’s flank‚ deposited ash in eleven states and five Canadian provinces. With no immediate precursors‚ a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred and was accompanied by a rapid series of events. Mount St. Helens produces small to large explosive eruptions‚ which send varying quantities of ash and tephra into the atmosphere Tephra (rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.) • tephra plume lasted for about eight hours and the plume
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New York City and Philadelphia. On Wednesday‚ President Obama welcomed the Pope to the White House‚ and then leads a prayer at St Matthew’s Cathedral. This is important because it marks a good doctrine between them‚ and by getting together‚ changes can be made; the Pope and the US president have same points of view on issues like defending the poor and climate change‚ and although the are at odds over other matters like gay marriage and abortion‚ they meeting is a friendly one. That same day‚ in
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