Why I am a Catholic Sola Scriptura Sola Scriptura and Unity Unity among Christians was clearly one of the chief concerns of Christ (John 17) and the Apostles (ex. 1 Cor. 1‚ 10; Eph. 4). This unity is not only a spiritual reality‚ but a physical one as well‚ for Jesus teaches that the oneness of the Church would be a witness to the world (Jn. 17:23). I have come to realize that Protestantism‚ in principle‚ cannot unify Christians. Sola scriptura effectively makes unity in moral code
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Catholic Social Teaching is the central and essential element of the Catholic faith. Its roots go all the way back to Hebrew prophets who announced God’s special love for the poor and called God’s people to a covenant of love and justice. Catholic social teaching is based on our understanding of human life and human dignity. Every human being is created in the image of God and redeemed by Jesus Christ‚ and therefore is invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family. Catholic Social
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7 May 2013 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching Catholic Social Teaching is the core of doctrine created by the Catholic Church concerning poverty‚ wealth‚ finances‚ social assembly‚ and the role the state plays. The foundations are broadly advised to have been arranged by Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter‚ Rerum Novarum‚ which had advanced financial distribution and punished Capitalism‚ as well as Socialism‚ even though its roots were traced to the writings of Catholic philosophers like St
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Norielyn Perez Baptist Church Visit Christ the King Baptist Church‚ that’s the name of the church I recently attended‚ and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith‚ I enjoyed it very much. There were a lot of people in this service; around 35 to 45 people were present. Everyone that was there was dressed semi-formal‚ casual clothes which were the same thing in the Catholic Church service. The Pastor John McVicker started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into
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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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the Catholic Church. In the years before the Reformation‚ members of the Catholic clergy had reached an all time low in terms of their morality. The abuses of clerical power and privileges by the medieval clergy spanned all parts of their daily lives. Members of the Catholic clergy were financially‚ politically and socially corrupt. Each of these corruptions made up the enormous religious corruption that was the logical result of such debauchery. Of the several grievances against the Church‚ "[t]he
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A Roman Catholic Hispanic By: Charles Hamlett Ethics/105 April 26‚ 2013 The Hispanic and Latino Roman Catholic Non-Hispanic vs. Hispanic Both Hispanic Roman Catholics and Non-Hispanics Roman Catholics share most of the same beliefs about the Roman Catholic religion with few exceptions. The Hispanics are much stronger believers than the Non-Hispanics. More than nine out of ten Hispanics identify with a specific religion. That would make the Hispanics extremely religious. God plays
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Part of our obligation as Catholics is to grow in prayer‚ and participate along with contributing to your parish. Another part of our duty to participate in the parish is to give back to the Lord financially. The Archdiocese of St. Louis has looked out for each other for many years through the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) by the help of their stewardship and generosity. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson also specifically states that “Taking stewardship seriously means giving thanks to God through prayer
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The Role of Women in the Church Sister Katherine Maria The "role of women in the church" issue‚ in its demanding spirit of equality‚ is simply wrong! The concept of a struggle between men and women in their capacity to serve God is generated because we have confused the standards of the world – which is a natural existence‚ with the standards of the Church – which is a supernatural institution. The two spheres are diametrically opposed! Our Lord Himself illustrated this many times in Scripture
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Lorre-Liz Stokes Catholic Social Teaching Summary Catholic Social Teaching is a social message or mission that consists of a set of Church doctrines and official documents that make up the underlying message of the Gospel and provide a framework for how Catholics should live their lives in response to the challenges of every day life in society. The mission of Catholic Social Teaching is derived from biblical values and expression of Christian tradition
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