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Jennifer Mendes
For my confirmation name I chose the name St. Philomena. Not only was she just a beautiful Saint, but I felt like she holds an importance in my life and the children of my generation today. She was known as the "Patroness of Purity." She was so dedicated to her way of life that she was willing to die if she could not live as God intended. Most of the martyred saints of the time were at least twice Philomena's age. Isn't this the kind of role model that every teenager today needs? Why is Saint Philomena making such a powerful spiritual return in our own times? I believe one reason is that the youth of today need an example of heroic Christian purity, even when they do not find support for purity from their society, their friends, even from their own parents. Many of today's youth are being exposed to numerous ...
Today, Canada is a country known for its mosaic of cultures, as well as its promise to provide protection to all cultural groups regardless of origin and equal opportunity for all. Unfortunately, these multicultural ideals did not always exist within Canadian society. As Canada grew as an independent nation the roots of anti-Semitism began to gro...
in the larger sense deals with a common factor which is sin. The definition is a making at on which points to a process of bringing those who are enstranged into a unity(Douglas, 107). It is a theological term which derives from the Anglo-Saxon. The word appears eighty seven times in the Old Testament in the RSV Bible(Nelson, 55). According to...
Religion 101 Out of the myriad of religions that encompass the earth, one of the least understood is Buddhism. In the pursuit of a higher plane of existence, a Buddhist monk will renounce his worldly secular life, instead embracing a life of meditation and study. While attempting to achieve enlightenment, and therefore nirvana, a Buddhist must fir...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof......' according to the First Amendment of the Constitution. This idea of freedom of religion has been stated very clearly, but it also raises questions about the meaning of religious freedom . Should religious expression be excluded from...
The tragedy of the world is that so many are unloved. Roses always look beautiful and smell sweet, and hence they are a prize to be possessed. Sweetbriar, however, has fragrant leaves, and they are never so fragrant as when it rains. The common people of the world are like these leaves; they have something fragrant about them, particularly when the...
