St. Clare was born Chiarra Offreduccio in Assisi‚ Italy on July 16‚ 1194 to a wealthy family. Her father‚ Favorino Scifi‚ was a count and her mother was the countess Ortalana‚ now a blessed. Her father died when she was very young. After hearing St. Francis preach in the streets one day‚ she confided to him her own desire to live her life for God. The two became good friends. On Palm Sunday in the year 1212‚ the local bishop presented Clare with a palm‚ which she took as a sign to follow her vocation
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A PLACE FOR US The choir of St. Paul’s‚ Cathedrals of England and Wales “With a few exceptions‚ city churches that were rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 were rebuilt under the direction of Christopher Wren” who combined the renaissance and baroque styles to create St. Paul’s cathedral‚ an empathetic masterpiece. The sheltering embrace of the dome as one walks through the nave is appeasing yet humbling‚ creating a sense of place comparable to Bernini’s St. Peter’s colonnade. This essay deliberates
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qualities as a leader. During the whole community service project‚ he has displayed what we called true leadership by appropriate organization of the task. During the time at St. Nicolas‚ he has displayed his love and caring for disabled people‚ sometimes inspiring. He is the one that suggested and organized the trip to St. Nicolas‚ he also made arrangements for Interviews with the Old Folks‚ Done Interviews with Old Folks together with Maxell and Syamil‚ he even helped arranged the PowerPoint Slides
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The Epistle to the Romans is one of the most crucial elements of the New Testament. St. Paul wrote this book on his third missionary journey to Corinth around 57 A.D. The whole intention of this letter was to edify and encourage the beloved Roman church; he knew he was called to remind them of “God’s plan and purpose in matters of saving sinners” (“What You Need”‚ 2010). In Romans 1-8‚ Paul uses the resources around him‚ such as the natural world‚ human identity‚ relationships‚ and culture‚ to relay
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It was a hot summer day. As I went to the back of my grandparent’s house with Alexis‚ my little sister‚ to see and play on the beach‚ in St. Lucia. It all began as I stepped off the porch of our beach house‚ I was reached by a beautiful and amazing sight‚ from which my eyes longed to see. I felt the sand squish slowly through my toes as I gaily walk down the shoreline of the outer banks. There was a unique shade of green on the land. It was soft but yet silky as I bent to touch it. It smelt herbaceous
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St. Augustine St. Augustine St. Augustine might be known for being an influential scholar that was considered to be a very intellectual and thoughtful thinker; but what many don’t realize is that he was a turn around man. In the early years of his life he lived with ease‚ he partied and loved entertainment. He was an inspiration because of his conversion back to Christianity and finally realizing it was the true religion. Some of his pieces included subjects such as: Grace‚ the Trinity‚ the Soul
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I chose my Saint name to be St. Joseph. St. Joseph was the Earthly Father of Jesus Christ‚ and helped guide him until his death. He died before Jesus performed anything major that caught anyone’s attention. But it was a happy death; he died in the presence of his adopted son‚ Jesus‚ and his beloved wife‚ Mary. His feast day is on March 19th. To me‚ I am honoring St. Joseph by picking him as my saint name. Growing up‚ I always felt like Mary had the spotlight most of the time‚ even when Joseph was
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Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ a poet and playwright ‚ was best known for her lyrical poetry. She wrote many poems‚ on topics such as love‚ fidelity‚ erotic desire‚ and feminist issues. The part of Millay that wasn’t highly publicized is that she addressed herself as a bisexual and had many affairs with woman before her marriage. It is not said if she continued sexual involments with women after her marriage (though it is quite possible)‚ nor it is not said which of her poems are written about women
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most of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent
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Every year‚ for the past five years‚ my church youth group has gone on a mission trip to St. Louis. This mission trip was called The St. Louis Project‚ sponsored by Global Encounter. The St. Louis Project was a week long trip‚ during which you would go and have a kids camp at either a church‚ mobile homes‚ or a park to teach children about God‚ then come back to the “home” church‚ where we slept‚ to have worship services. The first year we went was my seventh grade year‚ there was a small group that
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