What does it mean to go to the peripheries? Periphery means the outer edge or margins. So‚ as a human‚ what does that mean? It means to go to where the outcasts are. Throughout history‚ multitude of people have gone to the poor and diseased. Many famous people have gone to the poor and helped them. But today‚ I want to inform you of one particular special man. St. Damien of Molokai is a saint not many Catholics know about. He was born in Belgium on January 3‚ 1840. He was originally called Jozef
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Running head: THE CATHOLIC RELIGION The Catholic Religion Karen Paterno Axia of University of Phoenix The Catholic Religion The Catholic religion is very different from my Pentecostal religion. I have never really understood this religion until I did some research on it. I found that the word Catholic (katholios from katholu – meaning ‘throughout the whole‚ universal’) occurs in the Greek classics‚ e.g.‚ in Aristotle and Polybius‚ and was freely used by the earlier catholic writers (www
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February 4‚ 2009 Surrealistic Meeting Salvador Dali drew the picture“The Sacrament of the Last Supper”in 1955. This painting has quite a bit of emotion as you look and see how the apostles are kneeling. This image was created to show the futurism in the resurrection of Christ. Futurism rejects the traditional form and include art into modern technology. In this painting the most significant detail in this portrait‚ would be the spirt above the table in form of the cross. This figure is Jesus sprit
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There is often debate about whether God is actually existent. People claim that God’s existence can be proved by revelations‚ both special and general. However‚ there is also a problem of which type of revelation is better than the other. I believe that special revelation is better than general revelation. Firstly‚ special revelation is direct intervention of God that really makes an impact. A general revelation which is supported and believed by lots of people is indirect and a person’s life
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Gracey is the second in James Moloney’s contemporary trilogy that deals with a range of issues facing Aboriginal society. In this text‚ Gracey finds herself confused about her identity‚ caught between the worlds of her Aboriginal background and the Anglo-Saxon environment of her exclusive boarding school. Gracey’s family has recently relocated to the outback town of Cunningham‚ however she feels estranged from the community. Gracey’s school friend‚ Angela‚ has come to visit and seems intrigued
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Ladies and Gentlemen‚ It is a real pleasure to have you all here to share and celebrate in this very important occasion of her life‚ the FHC of our darling Anishka D’ Souza. I feel privileged to be the uncle of such a lively and smart child Anishka. Anishka has waited a long time for this day. Today is one day Anishka will cherish and remember for the rest of her life. It is a day when we all celebrate Anishka’s commitment to our Catholic Faith in the presence of those who care most about her
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Are procreation and the education of children intrinsically connected to the welfare of mankind‚ specifically as it relates to the teachings of the Catholic Church? In order to make this connection‚ it’s imperative to understand the sacred union that is marriage‚ which God ordains and declares worthy of begetting children. Marriage is recognized as a sacrament‚ with the understanding that it is a showing of an image of the mystical nuptials between Christ and the church‚ while also a portrayal of
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I have always practiced my religion; however‚ there are times that I do not always attend mass or service as some people may call it. I was born into a Catholic household‚ baptized as a baby‚ made my communion‚ and confirmation‚ all these are very important in my Catholic family. On Wednesday‚ November 2nd I attended a service at The Door Fellowship Christian Church‚ it was a different experience I had ever had‚ their service is completely different than a Catholic Church Mass the worship service
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Ritual is a constant feature of all human societies (B.Donald 1991). The Mount Alvernia College opening mass is a ritual‚ focused on the Franciscan ethos and community. Through careful analysis‚ using Terrance Lovat’s ideologies of the framework of a ritual‚ it can be proven that the annual opening mass of Mt Alvernia College is a ritual (Goldberg‚ Blundell‚ & Jordan T.L‚ 2009. Terrance Lovat’s ideologies are that there are 5 stages of a ritual. Which are‚ step 1‚ leaving the ordinary. Step 2‚ engage
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Eng 101 Standard Freshman Composition 24 November 2013 Annotated Bibliography ("Smells Like Team Spirit. Sailer‚ Steve. American C onservative. 12/3/2007‚ Vol. 6 Issue 23‚ p25-27. 3p. ISSN: 1540-966X. Accession Number: 27534306. Web. 24 Nov. 2013 http://lib1.lib.sunysuffolk.edu:2184/ehost/detail?vid=13&sid=49f07058-d7e8-4028-a215-a6d2ea680116%40sessionmgr4003&hid=116&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=27534306") ("If You Build It‚ They Will Win. Cook Kevin. Sports Illustrated
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