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    Moral Saint By Susan Wolf

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    perfect person. By moral saint Wolf described a person whose every action is as morally good as possible‚ a person‚ that is‚ who is as morally worthy as can be and whose life is dominated by commitment to improving welfare of others and society (Wolf‚ 419-420). Susan Wolf argues that being a moral saint is neither desirable nor reasonable. Wolf claims‚ that not because becoming one is out of reach for many of us but because of what would be involved in being a moral saint. In the end‚

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    What does one simply call October 31? Many call the day All Hallows Eve‚ Halloween‚ or The Devil’s Holiday. No matter what the day is called‚ it is a day in the year everyone loves to celebrate. Halloween‚ as most call the day‚ has been going on for a long time. If it wasn’t for the history of Halloween‚ today’s society would not know of this great celebration. Halloween has come a great distance in history. Halloween originated from in the Paganistic times and dates back hundreds of years ago.

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    ascēsis exercises. The exercises served as tools that allowed the monks to survive the desert‚ live disciplined lives and mature spiritually‚ which helped them move closer to God and detach them from all earthly interference. Moreover‚ the desert saints were like athletes‚ holding themselves to a strict regimen for spiritual growth in preparation for spiritual attacks and physical temptations. The ascetic practices also helped the monks to maintain right standing in the presence of God‚ thereby

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    Well what exactly is the meaning of a true Saint? And what are these characteristics we seem to associate with a sinner? Those saints who have been canonized by the church have sinned‚ so do we consider them sinners? Or do we only consider those who have committed deadly sins… sinners? Well I honestly think that we are all sinners. The extent or amount of our sins may vary but not one of us can say they we perfect. I strongly feel that you would all agree that Christina is just a regular woman who

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    Many people are familiar with the well beloved Saint Francis. He is most well known for his care and love of animals and nature. However‚ people use this as a way to prove that he was an environmentalist in the modern sense of the term. They say he is one who tried to strike a movement against the brutalities and injustices of animals. The truth is‚ Saint Francis was a man who loved God’s creation and cared for it as well as he could. Saint Francis‚ however‚ is not a modern environmentalist‚ but

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    The Saint I choose for Confirmation is Francis of Assisi. He is inspiring to me because of his close connection to God and animals. Saint Francis was born in Umbria as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in late 1181 or early 1182. His parents were Pietro di Bernardone‚ a wealthy silk merchant who owned farmland and Pica de Bourlemont‚ a French noblewoman. His father nicknamed him “Francesco” which means Frenchman. He was one of seven children who lived a privileged life with fancy clothes and

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    As I visited the Chrysler Museum of Arts‚ I looked at several different types of artwork. There was one particular painting that really caught my eye‚ and this was the painting of The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua by Claudio Coello. As I viewed the painting‚ I noticed that the theatrical backdrop was of an Italianate interior. Located against the backdrop was Anthony of Padua‚ a Franciscan monk dressed in dark robes and baring his head according to the dictates of his order‚ falls to his knees

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    Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian was born on 256 in Narbonne of Gaul. He died on 288. Saint Sebastian was venerated in the Roman Catholic Church‚ Eastern Orthodox Church‚ and Oriental church. His feast days are on January 20 (catholic)‚ and on December 18 (eastern Orthodox)‚ and his attributes are arrows. He is the patronage of soldiers‚ plagues‚ arrows‚ and athletes. The details of saint Sebastian’s martyrdom were by Ambrose of Milan. She stated that saint Sebastian came from Milan and

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    Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene and Her Maid depicts the story of Saint Sebastian’s injuries being tended to. Strozzi uses very dark colors throughout the painting. This painting appears highly realistic. You can see the emotion In Sebastian’s face as well as the paleness along with rosy red cheeks that the artist added. Sebastian’s mouth is open as if he is almost defeated but still has faith. The arrows are so carefully placed and where they were struck the skin is pale but has a slight hint

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    Saint Rachel Case Study

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    Give a brief description of the life of the saint whose name you have chosen for confirmation. Saint Rachel was the daughter of Laban and she was an old testament Jewish matriarch. She was the wife of Patriarch Jacob. She had a lot of shame during her marriage about her sterility. Later in life she had two sons‚ Joseph‚ who was gifted the many-coloured coat‚ and Benjamin. Tell how your saint is like Jesus. Saint Rachel is like Jesus in that she is selfless like Jesus when he sacrificed his life

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