us through others and the environment around us. To be catholic‚ before all else‚ is to be human. Catholicism is an affirmation‚ a true understanding and expression human existence and before it was a corporate conviction of the pope or the seven sacraments or the 10 commandments or even about Jesus and revelation and redemption. With that said‚ spiritual communication must be accomplished in order to be in a covenant with God. Once God allows you to be in a covenant with him‚ you may choose to follow
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Linn‚ expressing a Catholic viewpoint‚ says that confession for many Catholics is a ritual with little benefits. “How often do we rattle off the same old list of sins‚ hardly hear what the hurried priest mumbles‚ and find ourselves living no different afterwards.” (p. 69) He recalls that confession was meant to meet Christ and have a change of heart‚ not to repeat a memorized list of sins. Confession lines are shrinking because the view that we are sinners in this modern society is fading. People
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Christian marriage is defined as the blending and uniting of the mind‚ emotions‚ knowledge and the physical and spiritual properties of the partners with approval of legal authorities. It should also be known that another name for marriage is Holy Matrimony which in discussing the Christian faith one may find out that this is what a Christian marriage really means or is meant to be. It is also defined as an exclusive relationship in which each partner commits to the next for the rest of their lives
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Reformation: Its Theological Breakthroughs and Mission Contributions Rev. Kantilal Lavhade (B.A. B.D. M.Th. Missiology) Introduction According to Cairns‚ both name and definition given to the reformation depend on the outlook of the historians. For Roman Catholics it was a rebellion by Protestants against the universal Church‚ but Protestant historians looked at it as a reformation that brought the Church back to the pattern of the New Testament. This period of reformation was generally
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Baptism There are many positive and negative arguments about infant baptism in the Catholic Church. Baptism is a Christian. Baptism is the second biggest sacrament known to Christian religions. Baptism is a Christian sacrament marked by a ritual‚ which admits the recipient into the Christian community. In the Roman Catholic tradition baptism is celebrated by immersing a persons head with water. Infant baptism has a lot of good negative arguments to help make this issue so controversial. One
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The Council of Trent (Latin: Concilium Tridentinum) was the 15th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church’s most important[1] councils. It convened in Trent (then capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Trent‚ inside the Holy Roman Empire‚ now in modern Italy) between December 13‚ 1545‚ and December 4‚ 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods. Council fathers met for the first through eighth sessions in Trent (1545-1547)‚ and for the ninth
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EXPLORING THE MEANING OF PREGNANCY AMONG FILIPINO COLLEGE STUDENTS A Research Proposal Presented to The Faculty of the College of Nursing Our Lady of Fatima University In the Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing by: Ariel A. Abeleda Laarnie S. Chan Cristy A. Laureta Joan R. Mapilis Kierwin P. Mariano Ralph Roger R. Nicolas Justin Jake C. Ortega Maridel P. Placido Archie P. Santos BSN 3Y3-11 CHAPTER
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DQ 1: How was the New Testament formed and recognized in the early Church? What issues were critical to including a writing in the New Testament? DQ 2: How does Christianity exhibit a pluralistic character? Compare Christian practices and sacraments among its many different denominations DQ 3: Do you identify Buddhism as a religion? Why or why not? How does it contrast with other traditional religions? DQ 4: What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble Truths? What
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Marriageability There has been long held controversy against the way in which marriage is conducted‚ along with the rules and ramifications of matrimony‚ and the institution itself. Beliefs of wedlock vary by place and culture‚ but the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionaries’ primary definition of marriage is “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” However‚ this traditional ideal of marriage has
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Marriage through Matrimony Site / Newspaper Advt in India ? --- say -- Never. Why ? In and around Kolkata 70% of the marriages arranged through newspaper advt‚ are facing break down within 1 year. Wife lodges criminal cases under 498A. Police arrest the entire family of husband. Finally compromise is done for Rs 10 to 25 lakhs for withdrawing the case. If the marriage is not properly matched the entire family is affected. Many people are victim. If you are an unfortunate husband or his family
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