Catholicism

To be Catholic means to be whole, one with community, rich in spiritual tradition. Catholicism is a lens or filter which provides a meaningful pattern to our experiences which otherwise would be lacking in life and interest. It is comprised up of faith, theologies, and many different doctrines; even ethical and spiritual orientations and behaviors….

I am a Catholic. Catholics are ‘Christians’ which means we are followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man – the Son of God – our friend, Lord and saviour. Catholics believe that Jesus Christ set up the church in the first century AD. The word ‘Catholic’ means…

The Common Good As the name suggests, it means whatever is good for everyone.  However, this definition sounds rather pedestrian or too basic.  If this were to be taken at face value, one would assume that this idea is absolute and applicable everywhere.  In realistic terms, this is not the case and there is no…

The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe were both very powerful nations between 700 and 1300 CE. That was an important time in the history of the world, when many changes were taking place. People were making decisions on what place they wanted to be loyal to, and these Empires did not always get along. The…

Gaudium et Spes is likely the most controversial of the Vatican II paperss. with the exclusion of Dignitus Human. It is considered as a pastoral fundamental law ; it remarks on the ever-changing cultural scene. Harmonizing to Fr Robert. advocates see Gaudium et Spes as the canon within the canon. nevertheless. he disagrees with this…

The Catholic Church Through The Eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer uses some of the characters in the Canterbury Tales The Prologue in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to point out his view of what was right and wrong within the Church during his time. He uses the Prioress, Monk, Friar, Summoner, and Pardoner to illustrate what…

The Protestant Reformation was a major movement in sixteenth century Europe initially aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church’s religious ambitions were supplemented with motivated political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church, thus, select groups of people broke off…

Christians have an obligation to care for the poor because it is what should come through as their works from their beliefs and their faith. Christians are to follow the examples set by God and Jesus. The Lord and Jesus’ teachings of helping the poor can be seen through the scripture in the Gospels. In…

It has ceased to BEA place for leisure to become a place of sacred communion. This is because of the collaborative effort of the community and devotees of the Holy Trinity from other towns,” he added. The symbolic consecration-?highlighted by the blessing of pillars, walls, and altar with holy water and oil-?was celebrated in the…

Religion is considered a very important part of life by a large part of the world’s population. Determining moral issues and influencing every day decisions, it resides in everyday life and gives people something in which to believe. Often, the aspects of religion are passed down from parent to child, and the child automatically believes…