Influential Martyrs

The early life of Pope John XXIII shaped his morality and future ideas, and his travelling made him tolerant towards other people, cultures and beliefs. He believed that “No one is excluded by love” and pursued this belief throughout is papacy, even visiting prisons in order to forgive those who had sinned,

Jesus Christ once said, ‘‘As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you’’(BrainyQuote). Although hard to believe, there are many people in this world who don't even love their parents or themselves. Jesus Christ would do anything to honor God, his father, and it is a way to show him that he loves him. Jesus Christ loved others so much that he gave his life so that another can live without sins. Jesus Christ was an important, influential figure in history that had a positive impact on the world through his miracles.

Saint John XXIII was one of the most significant men to Christianity in modern times, influencing millions of people across the world. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born in 1881 to a poor family in Lombardy, Italy and elected Pope in 1958, reigning for only five short years before he died of stomach cancer with Pope Paul VI continuing his work. Saint John XXIII stated, “We are not here to guard a museum, but to cultivate a flourishing garden of life.” (1958) This quote embodies his values and vision for Christianity, defining his philosophy and the change he wanted to make, as he believed the nature of the Church was very archaic. The changes that Saint John XXIII implemented have influenced every aspect of the Christian community. This essay

Lois Prunesworth hated technology with the firiest of passions. Everywhere she looked, young people were always on their phones and computers, paying more attention to how many friends they had on social media than how many friends they had in the real world. She found it absolutely deplorable.

The human life is a long journey, filled with great obstacles. We come across many questions throughout our lifetime. We spend a great amount of time trying to answer and understand questions such as, why do we even exist or wonder what will happen after death. We question why bad things happen to ourselves and the people that we love. We often turn to a higher being or religious figure to help us find comfort and answers to many questions which cannot be resolved within. Selections from Nostra Aetate, Caritas in Veritate: Charity in Truth, and Letter from Birmingham Jail guide us to what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose. Nostra Aetate written by Pope Paul VI reflects the importance and purpose of our life. Charity in Truth by Pope Benedict XVI, aids us to identify what makes us human. Letter from Birmingham Jail supports

The secular saint, like the hero saint, is motivated by love. While Augustine tells us that the hero saint is moved by love for God, the secular saint as the humanist thinkers of our modern age assert is moved by love for self and/or fellow man. Thus, love appears to be at the heart of the meaning of life. Throughout history love has been given many different names. For the pagan Greeks, there was eros (erotic or sexual love), agape (spiritual love), and phileos (a kind of platonic, friendly love). For the Christians, love was best described as caritas charity (a selfless love of God and neighbor). The modern world, which turned in a sense away from the Christian concept of reality, adopted a more ego-centric idea of love of love that was not selfless but selfish.

Influence is the process of producing effects on the actions, behavior, and opinions of another or others. Influence plays a major role in world religion, as it is present through the activity of key figures. History has shown that certain religious figures have influenced the creation of three major religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These three figures are Jesus Christ, Moses and Muhammad. These figures have gained many followers worldwide by just simply spreading the word of their respected God. A follower is a person who follows another in regard to his or her ideas or belief. Through the holy acts of Jesus Christ, Moses, and Muhammad, each figure is looked upon highly in their respected religions.

How is it that someone could love us so much that he sent his flesh and blood to be brutally murdered for our wrong doings? How can love be more than a simple expression? The love of God in Christ is the greatest invitation for nonbelievers to hear the gospel message. No other book of the Bible declares God’s love, greatest sacrifice of love, and the greatest gift of love, more than the book of John. John is often referred to as the “Gospel of Love,” John not only emphasizes God’s love for the world, but also Christ’s love and compassion for His disciples. However, our separation and blindness from seeing the unconditional love of God, is sin. Sin results in the breakdown of both our divine and human relationships, making us incapable of loving the way God intended. Sin has turned the greatest commandments about loving God and our neighbors on their head, so that instead of being God-centered, we have become self-centered. This paper will

the chapter of “The Legacy of American Sociology: William Julius Wilson” to his book When Work Disappears (1996), Wilson illustrates the poor situation of the inner city by integrating structural and cultural variables into a structural research framework, plus discusses how social structural variables caused the ghetto-derived cultural variables to exist.

In the history of the world, many leaders have shaped and influenced the many changes that have

There is so many Influential people in the world, these three have really made a difference and just one stands out so much. The reason they stand out so much is that they made a difference in the world, Helped with Education, and was one of the most inspirational out of them all. Influential people accept and try to change the problems in the world and change them frequently with success and constantly with failure. First, Ariana Grande is a person who tries to see whats extraordinary in people to regard the brightness in a hurried world. “Everyday is a new day. Count your blessings, ponder twice before you complain, give more than you ask for, do what makes you smile, and enjoy life.” Furthermore, The message Ariana Grande is trying

We, as human beings, have certain beliefs, ideas, and principles that each and every one of us claim to be true. We also, however, have everything else that comes along with being man, to name a few, concupiscence, death, fear and anger, which we can sum up in the one word “evil”. We, as men, may have a tendency towards evil, but there is still hope, for we also have a desire to do good. Sometimes it is difficult though for a man to distinguish which is good and which is evil. For example, in light of the book The Robe, a man might justify his renouncing Christ as a means of saving his life. We, as Catholics, however, know that it would be a “good” to lose our life for the sake of Christ’s kingdom. Luke 9:24 says, “ For whoever want to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.”We must have courage and trust in Christ to lose our life for Him, for it is no small thing to be a martyr for the sake of His Church. Here, on earth, we are bound by these evils and though we may be considered free, in the sense that we are not enslaved by men, we truly are enslaved by sin and all of the temptations that come with it. We will not be free of this enslavement until we experience true joy and freedom in Heaven, when we are finally in Christ’s presence. As His followers, however, we must spread His Word while we are on earth for the salvation of souls. It works like this: if I told my friend about Jesus, and she proceeded to tell her family and

In his footsteps I place my ministry in the service of reconciliation and harmony between peoples. Additionally, I recall Saint Benedict of Nursia, copatron of Europe, whose life evokes the Christian roots of Europe. I ask him to help us all to hold firm to the centrality of Christ in our Christian life: May Christ always take first place in our thoughts and actions.”

When asked who was the most influential person in my life without any hesitation I knew it was my father. My father has impacted my life greatly and has helped me become the person I am today. He has helped me in many ways; he pushes me to be the best, he is always there for me, and he possesses good qualities that I try to obtain.

Saint Benedict’s culture of conversion is not a true community unless it is also a culture of love. Fraternal love in the monastic community is expected and necessary for the survival of the community and is the responsibility of each individual brother to commit through their promises, or vows, at their entrance. Love in RB encompasses love for Christ, for God and for fellow brethren (see RB 4.1-2) as in the first and second Great Commandments. For the brethren, fraternal love in RB supports each other, looks out for what is best for each other in fraternal charity and mutual obedience (RB 71-72). These characteristics of the monastic life are learned in the vows of stability, conversatio morum or conversion of manners, and obedience. Under these vows, the monk lives his conversion.