Part 1:Rule of St. Benedict-10pts. Chapter 4: The tools for Goods Works Reflection: 1.) Choose 3 of the Tools of Good Works which you believe you are consistently applying to your life. Give examples of how you do these Good works. Renounce yourself in order to follow Christ. This was written in the book of Matthew 16:24 “Then said Jesus unto his disciples‚ If any man will come after me‚ let him deny himself‚ and take up his cross‚ and follow me.”And also it say this in the
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Two well-known religious freedom battle stories are the stories of St. Thomas More and the Little Sisters of the Poor. Both cases have to do with Catholicism‚ but they both refer to different Catholic issues. Thomas More dealt with divorce‚ remarriage‚ and adultery while the Little Sisters dealt with abortion and contraceptives. In 1517‚ Thomas More‚ a scholar and lawyer born on February 7‚ 1478 in London‚ was hired by King Henry VIII and became one of the his most effective and trusted civil
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St. Anselm’s Proslogion A lot of people wouldn’t believe you without anything to prove your point. One good example is law. An individual or a group of people can be sued only if there is real proof or evidence‚ a witness‚ and/or a motive to do the wrong. If these things aren’t present then they cannot be sued or proven guilty. But in Anselm’s point of view‚ why and how would people believe in the divine Lord if we had not seen him yet even once? When we have said that we only believe what
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Does God Exist? St. Thomas Aquinas has written several important works. Some of them are: The Disputed Questions on the Power of God‚ Exposition of Dionysius on the Divine Names and Disputed Questions on Spiritual Creatures. Most of Aquinas’s works have been written to try to prove the existence of God. Aquinas has been a firm believer that everything had to have a creator and the only possible solution would be something called God. It is with this idea that Aquinas’s Third Way was written
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ST. AUGUSTINE’SPHILOSOPHY OF LOVE St. Augustine’s philosophy of man reconciles and brings together to anadmirable synthesis and harmony the wisdom of Greek philosophy and the divine truths contained in the scriptures. In common with Greek ethics‚ its being eudemonistic in character‚ as it makes happiness the end-all and the be-all of human living; but Augustine tells us with the Bible that this happiness can be found in GOD alone. The summumbonum which is Plato’s and Aristotle’s concept of
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In the year 1137 Abbot Suger of St. Denis‚ France envisioned something different for his church. The churches which had been built with Romanesque architectural style were very difficult to light because of the structure of the churches. The nave walls needed support from without so the windows of the churches had to be eliminated. Suger wanted to rebuild the choir of the abbey church of St. Denis with light that would flood the church as if the light came directly from Heaven‚ so he began painting
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Jesus‚ "Depart from me‚ Lord‚ I am a sinner‚" Jesus said to her: "Fear not‚ Simon now will be catching men. " Pedro‚ fearful yet determined‚ accept this surprising call of Jesus‚ saying "yes" "yes" brave and generous‚ and became a disciple of Jesus. St. Peter the Fisherman Simon son of Jonah (John) was from Bethsaida‚ a town that was located east of the Sea of Galilee‚ which also came Philip and Andrew‚ brother of Simon. Like his brother‚ a fisherman‚ the family of Zebedee‚ father of James and
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Andrew McClarren October 30‚ 2014 RUS 100 St. Basil’s Cathedral Essay It goes without saying that St. Basil’s Cathedral commands attention and insists to be looked at. The structure and shape of the building in itself is incredible but with the addition of the exquisite‚ fantasy-like colors makes the cathedral all the more beautiful. Given its appearance‚ it’s quite surprising to many that it was constructed in the sixteenth century considering most architecture around the world during this time
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Thomas Hardy‚ OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist‚ in the tradition of George Eliot‚ he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism‚ especially by William Wordsworth.[1] Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy.[2] Like Dickens‚ he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society‚ though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life‚ and regarded himself
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St. Clare St. Clare was born on July 16‚ 1194 and died on August 11‚ 1253. She was the daughter of a count and countess. She heard St. Francis preach in the streets of Assisi and told him of her desire to give herself to God. They grew to be close friends. On Palm Sunday in the year 1212 the bishop of Assisi presented a palm to this noble maid of eighteen who was beautifully garbed. That same night she left her castle with one acquaintance and went to the church of Our Lady of the Angels‚ where
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