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There is one very important word that relates to all of us in today's readings. This word I would like to talk about is discrimination. It is included in each of today's readings. When we think of this word we may think of it's negative meaning which is treating people differently because of their sex or race. *(see below)http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn's=discriminate An example of this is of course is Adolf Hitler and the discrimination against the Jews in Europe during the early 1900s. But there is another meaning which is somewhat positive. It is the discrimination towards excellence. **(Stevenson)http://www.youtube.com/user/stevensonrf To limit things for the greater good. An example of this is to discriminate against the bad decisions and choose the right one. There are many things from this week's readings that we can learn and insert into our daily lives to make us better Christians.
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking in the halls between classes at school and my friend came up to me and told me the good grade that he got on his math test. He had told me not to tell anyone but I didn't understand why. Was he shy or uncomfortable with people knowing what he got on it? This happens in this week's readings in the gospel. Jesus touches the deaf man's ear then spits in his hand and touches the man's tongue. He is then ...
? Is Judaism composed of many 'small religions' or one underlying religion? Judaism or Judaisms? It has been argued that Judaism can be seen not only as a single religion, but as a group of similar religions. It has also been pointed-out that through all the trials and tribulations that Judaism has suffered through, that there have been common...
The voyage across the Atlantic was a long and sometimes very dangerous journey. The puritans were set to make a migration to a land were they could practice their religious beliefs in peace. Their migration to this 'New England' had a major impact on their religions future. In the beginning of the new colony the hardships they suffered only brou...
The Israelites were promised land under Egypt in Canaan. They lived in Egypt for hundreds of years under Egyptian rule. The Apis bull was very important part of ancient Egyptian worshiping, before they were Christianized. The Egyptians believed that bulls represented fertility. The Apis was a divine bull created from the god Ptah. An Apis is a...
In my life on this planet I have come to question many things that many take on as blind faith. We all know that someday we will 'physically' die, Yet, we continuously deny the forces working inside ourselves which want to search out the true outcome of what may or may not come after death. It's far easier for humanity to accept that they will go o...
Jennifer Mendes For my confirmation name I chose the name . 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. Mos...
