The Australian Scene The Catholic Church began in Australia on 26 January 1788‚ when the first Catholics arrived in Sydney Harbor with the first fleet. The first Catholics were neither priests‚ neither brothers nor nuns‚ in fact‚ they were no regular priests here for the first 38 years of European settlement. The first Catholics- English‚ Scottish and Irish- were lay people. From the beginning the Catholics were poor. They were migrants‚ usually uneducated and most were convicts. From the beginning
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reward of their own‚ they get to live a better life. The Salvation Army is a not-for-profit organisation who are motivated by the love of God to preach the gospel and meet the need of humans suffering in His name. “Here in the Australian Eastern Territory‚ our mission is to save souls‚ grow saints and serve suffering humanity.” (Salvation Army‚ 2016) It is because of this that I believe the Salvation Army deserves the title of Charity of the Year. Catholic Social Teachings have a significant impact
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The goal of Catholic Relief Services is to alleviate poverty and hunger along with helping in times of emergency and with healthcare. They firmly believe in the dignity of others and demonstrate the teachings of the beatitudes. They fight for the oppressed and support those in need; providing the comfort‚ dignity‚ and respect that everyone deserves. CRS wants to better the lives of others by helping during times of emergency. They are working to combat disease and hunger and to foster a quality
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but is annoying and therefore a negative thing‚ whereas change could be negative or positive and has an effect which disturbance may not. o Next you try to come up with examples related to the outcome. Luther was a disturbance to the Catholic Church‚ whereas the establishment of the Lutheran Church was a negative change to the church. So for ‘change or disturbance’ relates very well to our topic. You can then go through other possibilities. • Unexpected: Where these changes or
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Question 1 "What is the role and purpose of ecumenical councils in the Catholic Church? " Notes "Council opened on 11 October 1962 They meet to discuss matters of faith and Church discipline. Roman Catholic understanding of Ecumenical Councils are assemblies of Patriarchs‚ Cardinals‚ residing Bishops‚ Abbots‚ male heads of religious orders and other juridical persons‚ nominated by the Roman Pontiff. difference between vatican 2 common purpose of the first eight councils was to determine whether
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Martin of Tours. St. Patrick’s grandfather‚ Pontius‚ was also a member of the clergy. Surprisingly‚ St. Patrick himself was not raised with a strong emphasis on religion. Education was not particularly stressed during his childhood either. Later in life‚ this would become a source of embarrassment for St. Patrick‚ who in the early 440s‚ would write in his Confessio‚ "I blush and fear exceedingly to reveal my lack of education." When St. Patrick was 16 years old‚ he was captured by Irish pirates
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St. Patrick Biography St. Patrick is one of the most popular saints of all time in the Catholic Faith. Many people know St. Patrick widely for his feast day on March‚ 17. On this day‚ many people dress out in green clothing and celebrate the Irish culture and what St. Patrick is symbolized for. St. Patrick was said to be born in the year 385 AD in Britannia. Much of St. Patrick’s early life is unknown to most current historians. Yet‚ it is known that St. Patrick’s birthname is Maewyn Succat. His
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Jesuits are the Society of Jesus‚ a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. After being seriously wounded in the Battle in 1521‚ he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery from his injuries to leave his military life and devote himself to labor for God‚ following the example of Francis of Assisi. Between 1524 and 1537‚ Ignatius studied theology and Latin in at university in Spain and then in Paris. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during
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dependent on the Church for just about everything. The Catholic Church had a firm hold on any religious beliefs people held. Therefore‚ science only existed for the few people that dared to go against the normal religious teachings. Slowly‚ people began to break away from the uniform idea of religion and started to question many of the teachings of the Church. Also‚ Enlightenment thinkers got the ball rolling‚ calling out the corruptness of the Catholic Church in Europe. This new style of thinking drove
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been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self‚ even to the contempt of God; and the heavenly by the love of God‚ even to the contempt of self” (The City of God). This argument gives Christians hope‚ for since they have lost their way of life in the sack‚ they have reassurance that they will have happiness in the end if they continue to love God. Pagans‚ on the other hand‚ who are “living according to man‚ have sought for profit to their own bodies...” (The City of God) are beginning to
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