Catholic Religion

This past week I met a guy name Jesus Castellanos at work. I've been working there for the last year never really sat down and had a conversation with him until last week. I learn that he's a pastor. He also invited me to attend church this past Sunday, which I did and it was great. This experience made me nervous at first bet I'm glad I talk to him he's such a nice man. All he talked about was his family and god.

As he reflects on this time in his life, now being converted to a Catholic, he understands that at that time he should have lifted his heart to the Lord

Although he puts much hope and belief into the Catholic faith, he feels as though he can not directly communicate with God, nor receive the answers to his questions. In hope of communicating with God, Antonio attends catechism lessons taught by the village Priest. On the day of his first communion, Antonio accepts the host while praying and asking God for answers to his questions:

The Romantics also appreciated religion. This was in response to the anti-religion aspect of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. As Romanticism was a rejection of Enlightenment thinking, it stressed feeling and emotion rather than logic. Furthermore, the Romantics emphasized the importance of religion and sought for a revival of religion in the 19th century.

For this paper I decided to sit down with my childhood friend from my St. Thomas More Catholic School days. Katarina and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. I remember attending church with her family on Sunday morning, spending the night at her house, occasionally attending her family's BBQ's on Easter Sunday, and inviting her to all my birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese. Though we lost touch after high school we found each other again thanks to social media. We are both from Hispanic Catholic families so it was always assumed that we would grow up to be Catholic too. To my surprise I found that on Katie's social media page under religious views it did not say Catholic as I expected but rather Wicca. Turns out Katie decided that the Catholic faith wasn't for her and opted instead to convert to Wicca.

By answering him I learned more deeply about Christianity, improving my knowledge. Furthermore, I had to incorporate some of the virtues of good character. Sometimes, when we compared his views and my views, some arguing arose. The urge to object to his views disrespectfully arose. However, I learned how to listen and respect his views. I also knew that I

Ignatius of Loyola was a 16th-century Spanish soldier who had very little interested in religion in general, until an injury that caused his leg to shatter forced him to read a book on the life of Jesus out of boredom. While reading, his interests shift from womanizing, brawls, and fame to wanting to emulate the saints he read about. Ignatius found that overhauling his life was difficult and was only made possibly when “God used even Ignatius’s overweening pride for the good” (Martin 12). Ignatius swayed between success and times of dark depression on his journey. Yet, he discovered other men interested in a different way of prayer then was popular at the time at university. Ignatius had a difficult time convincing many “mainstream” Catholics of his society focused on prayer in action. However, today the Society of Jesus still holds true to the Ignatian model of prayer and action.

So, I briefly explained what the assignment consisted of and he was in agreement with answering the five questions survey. My first question to him was “Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs? His answer was, “Yes, I believe in one God”. Then I asked him, “What’s your understanding of who Jesus Christ is? His answer was, “He was a man that performed miracles”. My next

There is an ample scope of debate as to whether Mormonism is Christianity or not. It is true that both are similar; however, Protestants and Catholics equally are against the acceptance of Mormons to be Christians. There are many doctrinal similarities between the Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon). Both churches accept Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world and teach that salvation comes through faith in Christ, repentance and baptism. The differences between the two churches revolve around priesthood authority, continuing revelation, the nature of God, the purpose of mortality and eternal marriage as well as methods of baptism. Beyond its shared nature

He went on to voice his concern that because the church was not taking the time to address Hispanic youths, many teenagers remain at risk of either participating in or being the victims of gang violence. He supported these arguments by citing studies from the Instituto Fe y Vida, a pastoral organization in California dedicated to supporting Hispanic youths. His final and perhaps most important observation at the symposium was that “The approach to ministry of every form including catechesis, in my view, must be differentiated in an age of growing diversity” (44). While this quote, when coupled with Deck’s Hispanic background, can be viewed solely as him wanting the church to adapt to Hispanic culture, it also shows that his theological and pastoral views about the practices of the Catholic Church also place value on diversity in general and how he believes that all of the various cultures of the world need to have their attributes taken into account by the church in order for them to be treated fairly. In short, while

On January 20, 1961, the first Catholic President of the United States of America was sworn into office. John F. Kennedy held the office of the president during one of the most turbulent times in the history of the United States; the Cold War was in full swing, the Vietnam War was underway, the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum, and America was undergoing a large cultural revolution. Many important events required a variety of responses, and instrumental in JFK’s administration was his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the driving force behind the focus on Civil Rights, and impactful in his meetings with the Soviet Ambassador during the Cuban Missile Crisis. RFK continued his political career after the untimely assassination

I asked him first about what his religion was about, like a little summary about it. It all started with Martin Luther and his 95 Theses that he posted on a Church's door. What his Theses talked about

For my interview this week in Systematic Theology class assignment, I had the privilege to speak with a friend who was an elder leader at the church I used to attend. His name is Pastor Ken Barr, a Bachelor in Psychology at Regent University in 2014. I have known Pastor Ken for over three years of my walk with God. He is also one of the leaders who taught the new disciples of the church, who wanted to learn how to become future disciple leaders. I had the privilege of learning many things through his ministry, even Theology of God’s nature. He was also the one who guided me to explore the study of Christian Ministry in Regent University two years ago. I consider him my Mentor. On Monday November 7, 2016 we set up a meeting on Facebook

Education: noun the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university

The world has more than one billion Catholics and with the ever growing population, it will only get larger in number. To be a Catholic means to have complete faith in God and his divine grace. Having God's divine grace means to obey it and keep it holy as it was created by God and given to his people. The religion itself is based on this and the people take it very seriously. Catholics believe that all people are of good nature but when one commits a sin it not only hurts that one person but the people and the Church.