One of the most inspiring saints in history‚ St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on the eighth of January‚ in 1894. He was born with the name of Raymond. Raymond was born in Zdunska-Wola‚ which is located in Poland. At this time‚ Poland was a part of the Russian Empire. Raymond’s father was a weaver‚ and his father’s name was Julius. His mother’s name was Maria. He had two brothers‚ with the names of Francis and Joseph. At this time Poland‚ there was a political split. Raymond said he “lamented the existence
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image. By following and chasing after this dream‚ I do believe that it will keep me on the right path toward success and even through tough times‚ He will always be there as my safety net. In my life there are several people whom I cherish and am blessed to have. I look up to every single one of them as a mentor and someone to model myself after. One of these people is my camp counselor Brittany. Through camp this summer‚ I was always comfortable talking to her about anything‚ and I knew she would
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Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19‚ 2015‚ is the first state and pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines. Though I’m not a catholic I was deeply affected that he chose the Philippines to be one of the countries he would visit. After going to Sri Lanka he went off to our country riding the plane to Villamor Air Base. A lot of Filipino citizens and media are waiting for the Pope’s arrival at the airport. The streets are filled and surrounded by the people and policemen
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Allen Iverson went through did not compare to what I was feeling. Later‚ I figured out it was wrong to think that way. I took for granted what I had‚ and I didn’t ever look around me and realize I had it all. Some would go to extreme lengths to be as blessed I was in that current time. I hate I had to live in that tragedy to understand how many people loved and cared about my family and I. Now that it’s been over 2 years‚ I have grown to a point of blur. It is hard to look back and believe that this
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territorial expansion and the idea that God had ‘blessed’ America to become an ocean-bound republic in the 19th century. The truth‚ however‚ is that presidents and secretaries of state never really used the phrase ‘manifest destiny’; it was the slogan of the journalist John L. O’Sullivan who created it in 1845 when he was writing editorials about the annexation of Texas and about the boundary dispute with Britain over the Oregon territory. He stated that it was blessed by providence – it was the manifest destiny
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Shirin Martinez SJCJC March 14‚ 2014 The 133-1 Reflection Paper 2 Abraham’s Covenant with God A Covenant is a promise that is made. There are many covenants that are recorded in the Bible‚ but one that really stands out from the others was God’s covenant with Abraham. God had a covenant with Abraham that he would have many descendants and land. There are two accounts of the covenant that God made with Abraham in the Bible‚ in Genesis fifteen and Genesis seventeen. Even though these
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praying‚ and still‚ praying‚ but I say not at all. The truth is‚ the students become richer in terms of spiritual enhancement. They are told to be a servant of God and what they should do is to act virtuously. A person who is blessed can influence its surroundings to be blessed. In the condition of our country today‚ it is a good thing that even a small population of youth is God-oriented people. According to Tom Brokaw‚ we are educated and our certification is in our degree. We may think of it as
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life. Seventeen years of my life I was gratefully blessed to have a very special person in my life. That special person was there for everything from birth. Everyone has certain people in their lives that mean a lot to them‚ but it really takes a great person to be special to you. I have had many special people come into my life. The person I thought about the most when I was thinking about my one special person is my grandmother. I was blessed to have her around for seventeen years of my life.
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Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven I believe that the beatitude “Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Means to always be humble. This beatitude shows that people who are humble will go to heaven‚ while those who are not humble may have other plans in store. Humility is truly something that has been overshadowed in today’s world‚ with everyone boasting of there own accomplishments‚ and not thanking or recognizing others for the great
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Entry 1: I have received this book from by brother‚ Ruben. He gave it to me when I was trapped in the cistern when my brothers were away working. Ruben told me to write in it so people will know what happened to me. He told be he swiped it from my father’s blank books he was planning on writing in. I guess I should start from the beginning…. It all started with my father‚ Jacob‚ who gave me a fancy coat. My brothers interpreted this as he loved me more than them and they distanced themselves from
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