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Holy Water

As they enter, the dip finger tips of their right hand into a font of water that has been consecrated by a priest and they make th...

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY: ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND SOCIETY FROM 2000 BCE TO 1500 CE

This 5-page paper examines the history of the Catholic Church and Christianity until 1500 BCE, and examines its influence on gover...

Work in France of Roman Catholic Dominican Priest Yves Congar

Fr. Yves Congar and the impact of his France work upon the Roman Catholic church past and present are discussed in nine pages. Si...

Abortion Issue

In five pages this paper examines the abortion issue from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church principles. Seven sources ...

Social Justice, Wealth Inequality/A Catholic Perspective

a telling story related by economist Hannah Arendt that concisely conveys the basic philosophy of the Catholic Church in regards t...

Roman Catholic Teachings and Suicide

in putting an end to the lives of handicapped, sick, or dying persons. It is morally unacceptable" (The Vatican n.d.). Father Sau...

Criteria for Christian Salvation

with subsidiary; people are expected to have the opportunity to participate in civil, economic, political and social life (Libreri...

Stem Cell Research and Issues of Christian Morality

The reason these cells are called stem cells is because they are like a stem, these cells are the source of every kind of tissue t...

Christian Theology, Family, and Marriage

covenant of irrevocable personal consent" and that procreation was not the sole purpose or the basis for the union (Lawler, 2001, ...

Christian Worship and the Sacraments

By the 5th century, Christianity in the West was guarded by the bishop of Rome, the pope, who was the "final custodian of the doct...

New France and British Conquest

and its failure to promote education for all Canadians, male and female. In the seventeenth century, the first French colonists t...

Deacon's Role as Prophet

special messages to the people. Jonah, who refused to take the message the Lord gave him into Nineveh, suffered the consequences o...

Print Media and Its Coverage of Pedophilia and Catholicism

pedophile activity by priests, about keeping secrets in the hierarchy. Then the hierarchy made a mistake by trying to spin the ped...

Tutorial on People and Prayer

acronym - prayers are ACTS of mind and heart: * A-doration and praise of God, who made us and through whom we have whatever we hav...

Saint Christopher and Saint Peter Canonizing Justification

intercede on their behalf before God (2002). Hence, saints serve as role models as well as intercessors (2002). Beyond obvious m...

Theology and Philosophy in the Church

Aquinas. There is a lack of unity in terms of theology. Aquinas attempted to solve this very problem during his time. Aquinass wor...

Was Martin Luther a Revolutionary or Reformer?

but others merely put forward objections for discussion. Copies of Luthers document spread throughout Europe during 1518 and 151...

Health Coverage and Catholic Women

the situations are not precisely parallel. A closer analogy might be if businesses owned by orthodox Jews argued that they did not...

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Spanish Conquest

In eleven pages this paper discusses the role the Catholic Church played in the Spanish Conquest of this period. Six sources are ...

Third Sacrament in Christian Initiation

A Sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. Not all denominations recognize the same ...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Ecclesiology/Reformation & Great Awakening

writing The Pagan Servitude of the Church, which is also known as The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. Luther states overtly th...

How Is The Church Holy

2. Dimension 2: Membership in Christ. By this, Doyle (2003) means that the Church is not an exclusive earthly institution. If we ...

Should The Church Be Marginal To Society

of England. If something that catastrophic were to happen today, would the Prime Minister respond to save the church? One can onl...

US Lutheran Church and its History

Church (Royce 05B). The history of the conventional Lutheran Church date back to the sixteenth century when Protestant reformer M...

Business and Religion

In five pages the 'business' of religion is examined in a consideration of The Unification Church, the Church of Scientology, the ...

European Middle Ages Architecture, Art, and Classical Antiquity

In five pages the influence of classical antiquity on the architecture and art of the European Middle Ages are considered in the a...

St. Bernard And Abbot Suger And Art

adorned with art, sculpture and other adornments. He even included the Pope in his negative comments (Encyclopedia of World Biogra...

Web Site Analysis

Churches need to have attractive, effective Web sites just as any other business or organization. They need to provide information...

Foundations of Methodist Church

This essay discusses the history of the Methodist church in England and then in America. Doctrine, theology, and major tenets are ...