Dear Mathew‚ I am writing to tell you of Saint Paul. Paul was a very important figure of the Catholic Church. He was born in Tarsus into a relatively wealthy family‚ in 10 AD‚ and was originally named Saul. Paul was born into a Greek speaking town in the Roman empire. He was originally Jewish and was a member of the tribe Benjamin‚ he was also well educated. Paul had a sister and when he was 14 he traveled to Jerusalem to learn at the school of Gamaliel about the Jewish religion. Paul after his education
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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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“Conversion of St. Paul”(or “The Road to Damascus”) is painting by Caravaggio that shows bibilical scene.. As meny artists in Baroque he painted for his church curators‚ this particular painting was ordred for the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. It illustrates the story behind conversion of great siner and prosecutor of Christians Saul that later becomes St. Paul’s. His story is very uplifting‚ he finds God or rather God find him and makes him his great saint‚ scholar‚ and Apostle. His
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St. Patrick was a Roman missionary and bishop in Ireland.His full name was Magonius Sucatus Patricius. He was born in 387 AD. The dates of his life cannot be fixed with certainty but‚ on a widespread interpretation‚ he was active as a missionary in Ireland during the second half of the fifth century.Patrick was born into a religious family‚ but was an atheist early in his life. He was supposedly sixteen when he was captured by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland to be a slave who looked after the
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St. Clare of Assisi “Love Him totally‚ who gave Himself totally for your love”. Who was St. Clare of Assisi? Chiara Offreduccio was born in Assisi Italy on July16‚ 1194. She is known as being the saint of eye disease‚ gold smiths‚ laundry‚ and televsion. She was the oldest daughter to her wealthy parents. As a child‚ Clare was always devoted to prayer‚ at the age of 18 she met St. Francis of Assisi and heard him preach during a service at the church. Clare was of the first followers of Francis and
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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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confirmation saint is St. Paul. I have many reasons for choosing this saint. One of these reasons being that my grandpa’s name was until of course he died. Although my grandfather was not a Catholic he was a Lutheran he was the best man I have ever known and probably will be the best person I will ever know. Just his presence made anyone around him happy. Even though while he was still alive‚ and I was still pretty little‚ I didn’t realize how amazing of a role model he was for me‚ I know now how much
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The reading “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” is about the story of how these two women‚ Perpetua and Felicity‚ were martyrized and killed for being Christians. According to the reading‚ Perpetua was a young and rich 22 year-old mother of a young baby. Perpetua had learned about Christianity from Saturus‚ a deacon‚ who also became part of the calvary. She became a prisoner‚ accompanied by several of her servants Felicity‚ Revocatus‚ Saturninus and Secundulus and also Saturus. They
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Day hiking St Edwards Park On June 1st Jack hit me up to do some local day hiking. It’s been such a long time since we adventured together I jumped at the chance. Info: St. Edwards Park offers 6 trails with two considered the main trails. The park is considered a gem inside the city and is spread over 80 acres with a creek‚ pools‚ small waterfalls. If you want to bring a pet‚ they are allowed as well. Address: 7301 Spicewood Springs Rd.‚ Austin 78759 We made out to the trailhead with no issues
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This past Monday‚ October 24‚ 2016‚ I had the opportunity to volunteer at the St. Joseph Center. I had been the ST. Joseph’s Center three years ago as a freshman to do volunteer work. Unfortunately‚ I was unable to do much as a volunteer‚ and was not there for very long to really appreciate what the center had to offer. I was very excited to go back‚ and get a more hands on experience. When we first arrived‚ we were briefed on the history and set-up of the center‚ and about each of the residents
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