A Brief Note On The Mother Of God Standing On A Hillside Of Medjugorje

Approximately 90 percent of Haitians are Catholic and 10 % are Protestant (Jacobson, 2003). Within the Haitian-American community, however, Voodoo exists side by side with Christian faiths. Jacobson goes on to explain that “many Haitians see no contradiction in calling themselves Christians while engaging in Voodoo practices” (2003). In Haiti, Catholicism is highly ritualistic and religious practices combine the ancient rituals of African-based cultures with Western-based faith practices. Jacobson explains that “Voodoo cosmology is made up of a large numbers of supernatural spirits…these spirits are believed to have great influence on human beings and for that reason, they must be respected” (2003).

Perfecto Flores was a mysterious man which no one knew much about before his arrival to the town. Not even he seemed to know much about his past. In an excerpt from Helena Maria Virmontes’s novel, Under the Feet of Jesus, Perfecto helps a young girl on her quest for knowledge and developing the necessary skills. The young girl’s name was Estrella and she had much to learn. Viramontes’s use of tone smoothly expresses the realization and then transition that takes place in Estrella as she strives to learn more.

The video titled Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer, was interesting to see. I recognize that antenna that he said was used to search for marijuana in schools. I remember seeing it on a show on television. They were in an abandoned house and calling spirits, if the antenna moved, they were getting closer. It seems that we believe in supernatural ideas since that is what we as humans are doing, we are seekers. Moreover, some of us realize that it is kooky or not true accordingly we move on, but others do not. One quote by Shermer, caught my attention, “You can say a miracle occurs, but it doesn’t explain anything or offer anything.” I believe it was last week when the Pope canonized Mother Teresa; she was made a saint. One step is a miracle or healing. I believe two different people/families stated they had prayed to her consequently their family member was cured. I always wondered how does anyone know that praying did indeed heal. No doubt, you ought to be a devout

An adage everyone has heard at least once in their life is “There is more than meets the eye.” The statement couldn’t be more relevant to those who grew up in religion. There seems to be this lens a religious person sees through based on what they've been taught. A person of faith is finally taught that what they see through this lens and what one has learned is not a concrete and direct reflection of the outside world when their perception of it has been challenged in one way or another. Upon this new realization most often, people would lean towards religion to gain the clarity that is needed. In the case of a child named Antonio, religion only added to his conflict. In the novel Bless Me Ultima by Rudulfo Anaya, Antonio instead turns to a woman named Ultima who stimulates his struggle between secular and spiritual thought, all while simultaneously removing the lens that was placed by narrow-minded thought.

Nowadays, people in general tend to use the word miracle when referring to a surprising event, such as the Patriots coming back from a 25 point deficit to win Super Bowl LI, or the American hockey team winning at the 1980 hockey Olympics, dubbed a “miracle on ice”. However, these so called miracles do not portray the actual meaning of the word, which is defined as an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers therefore is ascribed to be a work of God. Although there has been some skepticism among people, Christians included, as to the existence of miracles, this paper will argue that true miracles do occur. Furthermore,

Her eyes are a twinkling, light brown color and her dark, gorgeous hair was tied up, out of her face. She’s slim and has a straight posture. Many smiles were filled up on her young face, “I never really talk about myself.” I could hear the sound of the nervousness in her voice, she appeared to slightly stutter, but other than that she seemed thrilled. Aldina was born in Bosnia in the year of 1987. She had arrived in America at a very young age with life in a different perspective than her peers, throughout

In the novel “Under the Feet of Jesus” Helena Maria Viramontes describes a little girl named Estrella who doesn’t like school very much because it’s confusing. But as the story goes on Perfecto sparks Estrella’s interest into tools and this helps her realize the importance of school and reading. Through the use of detail and similes Viramontes shows how Estrella became interested into learning to read when at first the alphabet was confusing to her and school was a dreadful place to be. Viramontes uses detail to show Estrella’s transition. When Estrella first opened the tool box “, the funny- shaped objects, seemed as confusing and foreign as the alphabet she could not decipher” showing that Estrella is struggling in school because she can’t

faith-promoting myth was necessary. Young had to be set apart from the masses, even from the Twelve itself, by a wondrous miracle. Nineteenth- century Latter-day Saints in a rather classic example of spontaneous collective behavior 84 began to interpret as miraculous what in 1844 had simply been a turf battle and a changing of the guard. ()

“Under the Feet of Jesus” is a novel by Helena Maria Viramontes, which is about an immigrant little girl who has trouble learning from educators that only pay attention to her physical dirty appearance. Estrella is the main character of this excerpt and she is introduced as someone who is angered for not knowing or learning as she should. In the beginning, Estrella was filled with rage from being denied the information she longed to know. After only receiving attention about her looking as if she did not bathe, Estrella cane to the realization that words can be very cruel. Eventually, Estrella met Perfecto Flores, who actually sat and explained to her the names and functions of certain tools which made Estrella understand the essential essence

When the Czar was overthrown, many people think that the entire family was killed, others think that Anastasia, the daughter of the Czar, escaped. When a girl who looked, and acted like Anastasia was found in a river, many people believed that it was her, others believed she was a Polish factory worker named Anna Anderson. Anna Anderson and Anastasia are the same person because evidence proves that only nine of the eleven bodies were found in the grave, many of her close friends and family believe that it was her, and Anastasia and Anna’s ears match.

Lovella Mogere is a native of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands who loves worshiping and the company of God’s people. She was baptized at the age of twelve and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the age of twenty. Her testimony is one of grace, as a PK-Kid, she loved the Lord but did everything to fight against the call on her life. She didn’t understand why anyone would go out of their way to obey man’s tradition – but neglect God’s commands. Later on in life she led a destructive lifestyle due to molestation, rejection, and abandonment that caused her to reject the call of God. She did everything to stifle, to sabotage, to kill the voice, the dreams and the vision of the Lord because she didn’t want religion. She took or wore the identity of shame, guilt, resentment and anger that almost cause

The movie Signs is based on faith and religion and even though you might not see them doesn't mean they aren't there. The father graham finds mysterious signs in his

The movie The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, is about 3 shepherd children living outside Fatima and have visions of a lovely lady known as the Blessed Mother, in a cloud in the Cova Da Iria. The government hears reports of religious experiences and are causing serious concern. But the children stand by their story, and message of peace the Lady brings. The government is betting on if the Lady would actually show a sign, as she promised the children on the 13th day of October. In the last vision, attended by thousands of people, the Lady proves her reality with a miracle that is seen by everyone present that day. There is no scientific explanation for what happened that day, which included the sun looking like it was going to crash into Earth,

Upon discovering the fact that Dounia and Pulcheria would soon move to St. Petersburg, Svidrigailov also sets off for the city, seeing that his wife has just unexpectedly died; this action is seen as a means in which to satisfy instant delight. Despite prior circumstances, Dounia complies to follow Svidrigailov to his room where he proceeds to coerce her. Regardless of Dounia’s adamant refusal “he had never seen her so handsome. The fire glowing in her eyes at the moment she raised the revolver seemed to kindle him and there was a pang of anguish in his heart. He took a step forward and a shot rang out. The bullet grazed his hair and flew into the wall behind him. He stood still and laughed softly” (491). This scene is the epitome of Svidrigailov’s maniacal obsessions and unveils the nature of his intentions.

This article focuses on Voodooism, which is a “religion” practiced in Haiti since the beginning of its creation. In this article, the author claims that despite the misconceptions that many have about the practice of voodoo, Haitians don’t consider it as their religion, but more something that they serve and use to meet their religious needs. While most of them consider themselves Catholics, Haitians serve the lwa, which are African spirits that are honored for their powerfulness. Practiced since the beginning of the Haitian Revolution in 1791, Voodoo helped Haitian descendants survived slavery,