My Catholic Church Experience Paper

In my experience at first progressive Baptist Church I was very much out of my comfort zone because not only did I not feel as welcomed but it was a little awkward because of all the looks I was receiving. I felt I was not dressed as they were and felt as if I didn't fit in and right away I just didn't feel appropriate with my attire. While I was there I actually had people wanting to shake hands and asking me questions about me coming and there was one man who just stared at me and so it was uncomfortable and didn't know how to react. While I was there I started to notice that there is a little difference from the church I go to and the music was way different as well, everyone will talk back with amen or thank you Jesus. The difference

In the religious project I choose to attend a church of a different domination. While I grew up Baptist and the Baptist culture are very familiar to me. the church I decide to attend was Holy Ghost Catholic Church. The reason I choose a Catholic church was because I have always been curious of their worship service. Right away, I noticed the pulpit and as in the Baptist culture this too seemed to be sacred. As only the priest and his helpers were allowed in it. The next thing that stood out to me was the church pews. That I thought all had foot rest. I soon realized that it was for their knees for praying. My experience was very eye opening as I went there not knowing what to expect. I didn’t find the music or choir selection as fun or energetic as in the Baptist

One thing that stood out to me when I first walked in was that there was absolutely no art what so ever inside the chapel. There were very few paintings in the hallway depicting Christ, however, inside the chapel the wall were completely blank, even at the “front” where the people spoke. This was extremely surprising to me since in the very few churches I’ve been to (to go visit) there has always been some sort of art inside the chapel, whether it was a statue or paintings, or painted windows.

Early Sunday morning, people shuffle in through the mahogany doors as the smell of Frankincense and Myrrh tickle the nose. Rays of sunlight beam through the stained glass windows, making rainbow images on the red velvet carpet. What sounds like the voices of angels singing praise to the lord harmoniously circulates in the air. A mighty voice roars from the altar, “Now, let us bow our heads in prayer.” This is a majestic place where one can find peace, confess sins and thank the lord for all of the blessings he has bestowed upon them.

Holy Family Catholic School has helped me grow in my faith, knowledge, and service. I have participated in faith journeys, K4J skits, and sending Christmas presents to poor children around the world. Holy Family Catholic School is a great example and has helped me grow in my faith, knowledge, and service.

The service itself was much laid back and relatively small. There were 25 people at the church on that Saturday, and they were all very friendly. The pastor was very enthusiastic and welcoming to us. At the beginning of the service, he introduced us to everyone in the church and he encouraged us to research as much as we wanted to. In my opinion, this service was very similar to a catholic worship, or similar to the service that I used to attend when I lived in Venezuela. There was a lot of sitting, reading, standing, and singing. As we learned in class and in Williams’s Religion in America, music is a very

Architecture has always been adapting, revisiting and appropriating what has been done before, looking back to precedents to find new inspirations. Despite new technology and pop-culture, history dictates symbolism and formalistic appeal even if we are unaware of it. We grow up associating certain symbols and imagery to its connotated meaning, for example, when we see a cross we immediately think of Christianity. Because of that, churches nowadays continue to look back to ancient Christian structure to draw long-established design elements and symbols and Sacred Heart Church is no exception. Firstly, I will describe the physical elements of the Sacred Heart church. Afterwards, I will compare and analyze the similarities and differences between this church and pre-modern Christian architecture.

Over the course of decades, thousands of catholic priests and bishops sexually abused thousands of children. The Catholic Church attempted to cover up these incidents by re-positioning church leaders and has spent nearly 4 billion dollars over 65 years to redeem the church's name.

A catholic church is one of the most well known places of worship around the world. Specifically, Our Lady Of Victories church is a place where anyone can have and celebrate any sacraments. In contrast to St Paul’s Lutheran Church, they also offer to get baptised, married, etc.. Both churches believe in many things such as, God is the one and only creator of everything, they also believe and how what God guides them to do in life. Lutheran worshippers believe that the Bible is one of the most important sources of religious teaching and aspirations. Along with Catholic worshippers, they believe in such things as following the Ten Commandments and also if you follow in the word of God, your life will become a common practice to act the way as

The religion I decided to research is the Roman Catholic Church, because it is one that I’ve always wanted to familiarize myself with more because many of my friends are Catholics and I was raised in a Christian family which I’ve heard is very similar to Catholicism. I have been to church with friends in the past before, but have never really taken the time to research and study the history behind this religion.

I got there early and had a chance to sit and ponder while I looked at the enormous crucifix in the front and center as well as the beautiful images all along the sides. Because it was not the first mass of the morning, the candle of the container for the sacrament was already lit, my friend Kayla explained to me that the lit candle signifies the presence of Christ, since it has already been transubstantiated into His flesh and blood. The mass began with the procession of the priest and alter-boys with others dressed in Sunday best. Announcements were given and the priest spoke briefly to the congregation about how we are free to ask God for anything. Even if He

I chose to go a Catholic church because I have never been to one, I went to a Lutheran church as a child and a Pentecostal church as an adult. My mother – in – law is catholic so I was curious about this form of Christianity and what the differences would be between Catholics and other Christian denominations. I was expecting there to be a huge difference, my previous mind set was that Catholics were disciplined and close- minded, that they dressed up when going to church. When I was, younger and went to a Lutheran church it was this way, there was no loud Christian music, everyone wore a suit and no one raised their hands in worship, it was a small church and my siblings and I were the only children. There was a lady who always gave us Vitamin

I decided to try a religious experience I had not been in since I was a child. I have been to a Catholic Church before, but mainly only for funerals. I cannot remember the last time I attended an actual service at a Catholic church. I do remember never being fond of sitting through the service, so I kind of wanted to go back and see what caused me to stray away from a religion that most of my family has. My parents never forced my siblings and I to be anything but baptized. All of my cousins attended church, bible study, they had confirmation, and my immediate family was just very different from the rest of the rest of my family. None of my siblings have stuck to the catholic religion either, which is odd considering we were all semi-raised in it.

During elementary school I decided I wanted to move in with my father who did attend church religiously every Sunday morning. Catholic mass was awful and difficult to understand. My father put my brothers and I through communion and made us participate in church bible study to further understand the religion. As I got older my views on Catholicism had gotten worse, I started hating going to church. When the nuns called my age group to have children’s church my father forced me to go, they took us to a room that had no windows and was always cold. The nuns made us read the old testament in the King James Bible version and I always had a hard time reading and understanding it because of the way it was written. This experience made me hate and

Growing up in my family going to church and having a relationship with God was as essential as breathing. My entire upbringing, I was brought up in the Baptist church. I have experienced a wide range of Baptist churches; from Haitian, to traditional, to non- traditional I been to them all. I have even been to other Protestant churches such as Seven Day Adventist, Evangelist and Lutheran churches. Evidently, I have a great deal of experience with the protestant branch of Christianity. However, in all my years, I have never visited a Catholic Church. So I decided to finally experience this branch. Before I went into the church I did some research on their traditions and origin. During the experience I took the most note I could take without standing out. Finally, I connected my observations to the development of social life.