appreciate what others believe. Knowing this I decided that for my social experiment I would visit the Abbey at Benedictine University for their mass at noon. Before I ventured to the Abbey at Benedictine University I had a general idea about the Catholic faith. As a Muslim student on the Muslim-Christian Dialogue Committee at Benedictine University‚ I already had some background information about Catholicism‚ but not a good idea of how the actual services take place. This trip was more of a practical
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with God. Christians over periods of time have been going through or shall we say have had experiences that are less than desirable and they turn to their Bible. Although in today’s times we have psychiatrist we as Christians tend to go to our church leaders for advice. They go to the leader because he has more knowledge of the Bible than they have. He reads the verses from the Bible and explains it to them the best way that he knows how and explains the
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FILIPINO CATHOLIC LAITY – CALLED TO BE SAINTS… SENT FORTH AS HEROES (Delivered by: Jedson Marie Tonogan) Seven years from today‚ year 2014‚ in the year 2021‚ the Philippines will be celebrating 500 years of Christianity‚ specifically‚ of Catholicism. History teaches us that in the year 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan stepped on the shores of these 7000 plus islands and planted the cross of the Catholic Faith‚ thereby making this archipelago the first Catholic‚ nay‚ Christian nation in this part
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Orthodox Catholics are the most devout of the four categories. This is the group that identifies most strongly with the institution of the Catholic Church. They follow church teachings rigorously‚ take part in church activities‚ rituals and practices‚ and strive to live by it’s rules. Such individuals are incredibly proud of their faith‚ and wear it like a badge. They tend to be deeply involved with the church. Their entire social structure is based first and foremost (although not entirely) around
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Capitalism in Europe 1. The causes of the population growth were improvements to European diets‚ decreasing morality rates‚ and diseases lost their ferocity. The effects of a growing population include urbanization‚ the development of capitalism‚ which in turn led to the restructuring of European economy and society. 2. Capitalism is an economic system in which private parties make their foods and services available on a free market and seek to take advantage of market conditions to profit from their
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LivingJustice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action The “LivingJustice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action” is a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth‚ economics‚ social organization and the role of the state. This book basically explains why Catholics live the way they do and the reasons why they dedicate their own life to God. The main principles explained through this book were human dignity‚ charity‚ and distribution and social justice. Each of
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strict dedication to Jesus and the new Catholic Church‚ and even though the levels of responsibility differs‚ a common theme is their generosity‚ and patience for all faithful Christians. The Christian Church leaders as disciples of Jesus‚ must live and act how he did‚ so that is a high standard most fall short of. Which this proves difficult in today’s busy society‚ because many people are more invested in the flesh. Through‚ a combination of strong Christian Church‚ disciples‚ and the community‚ the
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Heresies in Church Heresy is the refutation of the truth as taught by the church. Heretic safeguards the manifestation and existence of Christianity but denies the principle and the true meaning of Christianity. A heretic will pursues a bogus belief for desire of human approval while keeping the outward appearance of Christianity. In the medieval foundations orthodox‚ Christianity was the most important essence of the church. The experience of Christians for more than a thousand years drew a line
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Priesthood and the Role of Celibacy In today’s world‚ many wonder why Catholic priests can’t get married and have a family of their own. This issue and question can be boiled down into one word: celibacy. Being celibate is defined as being “One who abstains from sexual intercourse‚ especially by reason of religious vows‚” according to thefreedictionary.com. This definition is not understood by many because the thought of having a life without sex is unbearable‚ especially in today’s society
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I chose to attend a Catholic Mass service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. I selected this type of experience because I have never attended a Catholic service. I am an African-American female and I was raised in the Baptist faith. In my community there are very few Black people of the Catholic faith; therefore contacting a friend to attend the service with was impossible. I attended the service on a Monday. The service started at noon. The congregation was predominantly white. The African-Americans
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