Orthodox Catholics are the most devout of the four categories. This is the group that identifies most strongly with the institution of the Catholic Church. They follow church teachings rigorously‚ take part in church activities‚ rituals and practices‚ and strive to live by it’s rules. Such individuals are incredibly proud of their faith‚ and wear it like a badge. They tend to be deeply involved with the church. Their entire social structure is based first and foremost (although not entirely) around
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FILIPINO CATHOLIC LAITY – CALLED TO BE SAINTS… SENT FORTH AS HEROES (Delivered by: Jedson Marie Tonogan) Seven years from today‚ year 2014‚ in the year 2021‚ the Philippines will be celebrating 500 years of Christianity‚ specifically‚ of Catholicism. History teaches us that in the year 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan stepped on the shores of these 7000 plus islands and planted the cross of the Catholic Faith‚ thereby making this archipelago the first Catholic‚ nay‚ Christian nation in this part
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For my final project‚ I chose to compare the Catholic and Lutheran religions. I was born and raised in the Roman Catholic faith and have always attended a Catholic church. In fact‚ I even attended Catholic schools my entire life‚ so I am very familiar with the religion. I chose the Lutheran religion for comparison because I hear that it has some striking similarities to the Catholic religion and it interested me to find out both the similarities and differences between the two. The Lutheran religion
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about “Principles”. My first lesson was that principles‚ which are invariant values and long-lasting‚ act as life compasses for anyone who wants to succeed. At first‚ the term “principles” seemed unfamiliar to me. Thus‚ my brother explained them with many examples and stories of successful men such as Bill Gates‚ Steve Jobs. What he tried to imply was that basic principles were
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Raquel 25 January 2013 History of Catholic Education in America It is of great amazement that there are over seven-thousand catholic schools in America. Catholic education dates back to as far as the year 1606. By the latter 1600’s‚ English colonists had set up their own‚ publicly supported schools. Since all the colonies were overwhelmingly Protestant‚ the rudimentary education often had a heavily fundamentalist Protestant population. During the same period‚ Catholic education progressed in non-British
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Catholic 1. What does the Catholic Church teach us about life after death? Catholic tradition teaches us that life after death is a deceased person that is raised from death to a new eternal life with God. Catholics believe that although the body has died‚ something in us lives on. At the moment of death‚ is when the soul is separated from the deceased and is no longer within the body. The body then begins to fall apart and left on its own to decompose. However the soul is everlasting and will
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Roman Catholic and Protestant tradition The traditions of the Roman Catholic Church have been around for an extremely long time. The Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism both agree on many important things of the historic Christian faith. However the rituals and practices are quite different. The rituals and practices of a Roman Catholic Church consist of Mass‚ Baptism‚ Confession‚ receiving Communion‚ praying the Rosary‚ Last Rites‚ and much more. Whereas Protestantism was formed in the 16th
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Religion A Catholic Church Experience Christianity today is one of the dominant religions in the world. Christianity has a variety of beliefs‚ exercises and forms‚ despite the many denominations all have one common belief‚ which is faith in Jesus Christ and that He is our Lord and Savior. I am a strong believer in God and Jesus Christ. I am of the Christian religion and the church I attend in The Bahamas is a non-denominational one. My choice for this class site visit was to attend St. Maximilian
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Priesthood and the Role of Celibacy In today’s world‚ many wonder why Catholic priests can’t get married and have a family of their own. This issue and question can be boiled down into one word: celibacy. Being celibate is defined as being “One who abstains from sexual intercourse‚ especially by reason of religious vows‚” according to thefreedictionary.com. This definition is not understood by many because the thought of having a life without sex is unbearable‚ especially in today’s society
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tell you that I am Catholic‚ what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps you think of rosaries‚ Latin Masses and gothic style cathedrals. "No‚ I’m not Roman Catholic." You’re probably confused; aren’t Catholic and Roman Catholic the same thing? "No. I’m Byzantine Catholic." Now what do you picture? I’m willing to bet that you aren’t picturing anything‚ you’re probably too busy typing “Byzantine Catholic” into Google‚ and you wouldn’t be alone. The Catholic Church is made up of
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