"The Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a Free Society” Our first and foremost responsibility is to Christ. We really should go to Mass at least weekly. We should also confess our sins‚ do our penance‚ and take Holy Communion‚ as well as spread the word of God to everyone. Our second responsibility as good Catholic citizens in a free society is to protect the dignity of the human being at all levels. This comes in different forms. First‚ we are to protect the dignity of human life by opposing
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differences in Baptist and Catholic Beliefs and Practices? Baptists and Catholics are two different forms of Christianity. The term “Baptist” represents to an individual who have faith in the adult “baptism of followers” in Jesus. The word “Catholic” denotes “Universal”. It usually represents to the Roman Catholic Church‚ which for most of these last 2000 years has been the greatest and most organized spiritual faction within Christendom. (Wills‚ 1990). Many Roman Catholic beliefs are different from
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The History of the Catholic Church and the Death Penalty The Ten Commandments‚ principles issued by God for us to live our lives by‚ includes one that states – “Thou Shall Not Kill.” However‚ on Wednesday‚ September 21‚ 2011‚ two men in the United States were executed – Mr. Troy Davis in Georgia‚ and Mr. Lawrence Brewer in Texas. (Jonsson) While the approaching execution of Mr. Brewer was almost unmentioned‚ the approaching execution of Mr. Davis garnered much public attention with many believing
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first Sunday of Lent‚ John Paul II will publicly ask the Lord’s forgiveness for past and present faults of the children of the Church. Interestingly‚ when I heard this I am really surprise how the Catholic top religious leader admittedly and reflective in behalf of his leadership to sin committed by the Catholic Church in the service of the so called universal Truth. I am Muslim by birth. The knowledge I have is that the Christianity is the religion of colonizer and land grabber. I remember my teacher
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I have the opportunity to choose The Roman Catholic Religion as part of Christianity. The Christianity roots are interlinked with Judaism because of Jesus and Jewish concept. Roman Catholic Church is a monotheistic religion (the existence of one God) which started with the birth‚ death‚ resurrection of Jesus about two thousand years ago. After the death of Jesus followers of the Roman Catholic religion used the teaching and saying of Jesus to assemble different forms of documents‚ then lead in the
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Marriage and Sex: Catholic Church VS Martin Luther The views on marriage and sex differ greatly between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther. Though both agree to a different set of rules and regulations‚ Catholicism is a strict religion while Luther strived for a more accepting practice. Luther’s opinions on these topics agreed more with the opinions of the majority granting him the more modern of the two religions. For the most part‚ the Lutheran outlook was a realistic one versus the exacting
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A Catholic education is important to me for four reasons. I know that a Catholic education‚ especially one at St. Joseph Cottleville‚ has helped me in my past‚ is helping me now‚ and will help me in my future. Another thing is personal stories that have influenced and inspired me to live out my life as a daughter of Christ‚ reminded me what a big part of my life God is‚ and jump-started my drive to be a virtuous and proud Catholic. Starting my faith at St. Joe’s as a kindergartener gave me a surplus
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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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When my parents enrolled me into Our Lady of Grace Catholic School two years ago. I never knew that the journey I was about to begin‚ was finding my faith. When I learned that you need service hours at the school I realized that it was going to be more than making the grade‚ but I decided I would keep an open mind‚ and see what happens. I enjoyed helping on service day at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. With my family by my side we cleaned the campus grounds‚ worked inside the sanctuary cleaning
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people consider Martin Luther’s ideas revolutionary‚ but they were really just the tipping point. Before Luther‚ many people and events attacked the Catholic Church and it’s credibility. The most influential of these people and events were John Wycliffe‚ Jan Hus‚ and the Black Death. John Wycliffe was the first major critic of the ideology of the Catholic Church. His ideas would later influence both Jan Hus and Martin Luther himself. Wycliffe attacked the church with three separate ideas and actions
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