St. Philomena The saint I chose was St. Philomena. I chose her after watching a french film called “Aurore”. The film starts with Aurore as a young girl and her mother praying to the saint. When I first saw Philomena in the film and heard her story I felt a deep sense of compassion towards her. Another reason I chose her was because when she had set her mind to not marry the emperor she kept refusing‚ even when she was subjected to torture. Philomena is the Saint of babies‚ infants‚ and youth
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St. Olaf College is where I have had my most profound and impacting experiences interacting and appreciating diversity. In my freshman year‚ I was assigned to live in a triple dorm room with two other girls‚ one was a Caucasian from California‚ and the other was an international student from Vietnam. The vast distinction between us was affirmed from the varying accents that flaunted a richness of cultures to the different paradigms formed from unique experiences. In order to build a strong relationship
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St. Francis of Sales Francis de Sale was born in the district of Savoy in France in 1567. It has been said that Francis received the best education in Paris‚ and Pauda. However since he theology wasn’t taught at those schools he learned theology secretly.- www.scborromeo.org. When Francis was young his father told him that he wanted him to be a soldier after he went to study in Paris. Francis didn’t like the thought of that because after studying in Padua and getting his doctorate in law he knew
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Not all people of wealth are selfish‚ greedy‚ and arrogant. St. Anthony of the Desert is proof of this statement. Born from a wealthy family in Coma‚ Egypt in 251 AD‚ Anthony was a good man from his early to his later years. His parents were Christians; therefore‚ Anthony was brought up as a Christian‚ as well. Also in his beginning years‚ he attended the Lord’s House with his parents. He proved to be obedient to his father and mother‚ and attentive to his studies and readings from the Lord. A few
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The ceiling painting in the church of St. Ignazio is one of Andrea Pozzo’s master pieces; painted between 1685-1694. The Apotheosis of St. Ignatius is a manifestation of the principles of the High Roman Baroque‚ which were monumental‚ emotional and dramatic art. The work itself was to be seen as an immortalisation of the Jesuit Order. The centre portrays a brightly lit sphere with the Holy Trinity‚ St. Ignatius and beam of light exuding from Christ. The painting depicts personifications of the four
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All things have a common origin‚ a common beginning. In his Quinque viæ‚ St. Thomas Aquinas discussed about the existence of a higher divine being in the form of five points: the unmoved mover; the first cause; the argument from contingency; the argument from degree; and the “argument from design” idea. In a similar fashion for all Ryanites‚ specifically‚ the Catholic school students and alumni of the continental United States of America‚ their very existence as students of American Catholic Education
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St. Joan of Arc is not only widely known all over the world for her trust in God‚ but for her outrageous bravery. In this heroic story of Saint Joan of Arc‚ everyone will be inspired for the courage of this young lady‚ who laid her life down for her faith‚ and for her country. Born to devout Catholic parents Jacques d’Arc and Isabelle Romee‚ St. Joan of Arc was born on January 6‚ 1412 in the small village of Doremy‚ France. She was one of five children which lived on a fifty acre farm which was
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Conita Hendrix Confessions St. Augustine In Augustine’s Confessions‚ he confesses many things of which we are all guilty; the greatest of which is his sadness of not having a relationship with God earlier in his life. He expressed to us that to neglect a relationship with God is far worse than the pity he felt for Dido. In reviewing his life‚ he had come to examine life and how there are temptations in this world that can keep us distracted. He tells to us how he became aware of this fact;
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St. Augustine is a fourth century philosopher whose groundbreaking philosophy infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism. He is famous for being an inimitable Catholic theologian and for his agnostic contributions to Western philosophy. He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to one later made famous by René Descartes‚ Augustine says‚ “[Even] If I am mistaken‚ I am.” He is the first Western philosopher to promote
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History of St. Valentine’s Day Introduction: • Saint Valentine’s Day (commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day) is an annual commemoration (celebration) held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. • The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs(s somebody who suffers death for the people) named Valentine. • It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers‚ offering confectionery (CANDY)
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