philosophy of Catholic education originated from a strong belief in a duty to serve God‚ and an understanding that each child is a unique gift from God‚ with individual needs‚ abilities and potential. This philosophy underlies the mission I adopted from the Diocese of Arlington‚ “to serve God by providing for the social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ and academic development of each child‚” while helping each child develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Catholic school administrator
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In this essay I will discuss the impact of the Council of Trent on the catholic understanding of sacraments. I will briefly outline the history of the sacrament and include background information on the council of Trent. I will discuss the council’s decisions and teachings in relation to the sacraments and how the council has distinguished between the catholic understanding of sacraments and the protestant understanding of the sacraments. The term sacrament derives from the Latin sacramentum. In
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commemorative coin. As a result of the Bruton Parish church having many valued characteristics‚ and is the most important‚ it should be the building honored with a commemorative coin. The Bruton Parish Church has very deep historical significance. Firstly it was the first Anglican church built in 1660. Many patriots attended some being Thomas Jefferson‚ George Washington‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ George Mason and many others. If you didn’t go to church then you were fined and didn’t have a strong faith
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is inevitable.” The third century of the church was a time of strong adversity. Christians were being unjustly persecuted by the Roman government‚ lead by Constantine. However‚ in 313‚ the Roman government had a change of heart and banned their Christian persecution. Christianity‚ among other religions‚ could now be practiced freely. As a result of Constantine’s decision‚ the fourth century is considered to be a major turning point in the course of church history. This allowed Christians to go from
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The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching
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Anglican‚ Lutheran‚ Uniting and Catholic‚ this makes Emmaus College a very unique school compared to the rest of high schools within the Jimboomba area and opens a path to more religious followers. This relates to the topic as Emmaus is extremely diverse with religious beliefs. Two of which religious traditions are the Anglican and the Lutheran Churches which I will be explaining the major similarities and differences between the two. Firstly‚ The Lutheran Church. The history of Lutheranism dates
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A Catholic liberal arts education is an education in the liberal arts‚ philosophy‚ and theology that takes wisdom/contemplation to be the end and so regards the liberal arts as a preparation for philosophy and theology. Moreover‚ it sees the wisdom/contemplation attained by theology as being higher than that of philosophy and‚ therefore‚ takes philosophy itself to be ordered to theology. The study of theology improves on our knowledge of God and illuminates the path to perfect happiness
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Why a Catholic Education is Important to Me I am privileged to have been given the gift of Catholic Education. A Catholic Education has been a part of my life for the past 11 years‚ from preschool to now. It provides me with the morals and virtues that everyone person should live by. Being in high school it has allowed me to realize how important a Catholic Education is. My education has been filled with a sense of value for education‚ for life‚ and for Christ. I have been taught to have respect
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The “Catholic Organization for Life and Family: Building a Civilization of Love website (hereafter referred to as COLF) is operated by three persons: Michel G. MacDonald‚ Peter D. Murphy and Christine Shepherd. The administrators of this site are all highly educated persons‚ notably Dr. MacDonald and Mr. Murphy‚ whose post-secondary studies focused on the theology of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Shepherd’s experience working with Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops supports the administrative team
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"In a country well governed‚ poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed‚ wealth is something to be ashamed of" (Confucius). In England during the 1500’s almost everyone was catholic. Until 1534 when King Henry VIII wanted to get a divorce from his wife Catherine‚ because she was not able to give him a son to carry on his legacy. When the Pope denied Henry’s request for an annulment the King needed to figure out another was to be able to get his divorce. At this point the King
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