An inspiring person of faith is a person that attains vocation from god to be a responsible Christian person. When you look at Oscar Romero his actions and retaliations for injustice expresses his faith on the people and on god. He was born in 1917 in El Salvador, a country that was ruled by just few wealthy and powerful families who used the army to suppress the rest of the population. In 1930 he declared his vocation to become a priest and was appointed as the archbishop of San Salvador in 1977 – the leader of the Catholic Church. After he came to the position of an archbishop her came to know many truths and mistakes being done by the government. Many truths were revealed to him and when he tried correcting it, the correction was felt wrong …show more content…
The National Guard ceased the church in order to stop Romero from doing further funeral or preaching. This made the people angry and also upset because they cannot do anything against the army and if they try to then they will be killed. Romero supported the people and he could not bear the army misusing the pure holy church which made to him react immediately against the National Guard. Romero requested the guards to leave the church but they didn’t respond instead started shooting the Eucharist. When Romero tried getting the Eucharist from the tabernacle as he didn’t want the holy Eucharist to be in a place filled with sinners, he was been targeted by the national guard and they tried shooting him but they didn’t directly try shooting him as he was the archbishop, so they wanted to bring fear in him. However, Romero was courageous and he brought the Eucharist out. The faith that Romero has on the Christ gave him courage and his actions revealed the Eucharist to the people. “A church that suffers no persecution but enjoys the privileges and support of the things of the earth – beware! – is not the true church of Jesus Christ (Oscar Romero)” he called upon the church to act on behalf of the poverty stricken peasants. “What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later (romans 8:18)” he was not afraid of anything; his faith was the only key that protected him. Romero also wrote a letter to the president of United States saying “you say that you are Christian. If you are really Christian, please stop sending military aid to the military here, because they use it only to kill my people.” But this act of him angered some members of the El Salvador church that made them to even think of killing
Huey Percy Newton, better known as the co-founder of the Black Panthers. Was born on February 17, 1942 in Monroe, Louisiana. To Amelia Johnson Newton and Walter Newton, a sharecropper and Baptist preacher. The Newton’s respected Louisiana's former governor Huey P. Long so much that they named their seventh and youngest son after him. Long who was perhaps the most controversial governor that Louisiana’s has ever had, and was killed seven years after being elected governor. Walter was known for working several jobs to support his enormous family. He was very against Amelia working outside of the home. The family migrated to California during the 1940s, in search of professions in the war industries.
About 85% of churches are not fully active with their community. Statics have higher throughout the years, about 40 years ago Mexicans were being treated unfairly due to poor working conditions. This unbarring situation leads to a fellow leader, Chavez to step up and build a firm foundation to led us Mexican-Americans to success. Chavez had many helpers from different communities, but his own. The Mexican-American organization was let down by their own church. This escalated to such an overwhelming experience. In Chavez’ speech, “The Mexican-Americans and the Church insinuates the catastrophe of the church's involvement. Chavez explains his purpose thoroughly to the audience, uses pathos and has an effective tone to allow him to build his organization.
Senator Dennis Chavez was born on April 8, 1888 in the community of Los Chévez. He
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Austin Villegas is a senior at Chino Hills High School. During his time at CHHS he participated in many programs. Austin played football for all four years of his high school career. He was the starting right tackle for the freshmen football team that went 9-1 and won the league title. After his freshmen football season Austin was promoted to the varsity football team where he earned his varsity letter as a sophomore. Once Austin’s junior season started he worked his way into the starting lineup as the right guard. During that year, Austin was a part of what many consider the best offensive line to ever come through Chino Hills High School. That offensive line would guide the Huskies to a Baseline League Title, and the CIF semifinals. When
Think about if someone vanished. Disappeared into thin air. Well that is what happened to James Riddle “Jimmy” Hoffa. One minute he was on the phone with his wife and the next he was never to be found again. So where is Jimmy Hoffa? There are many theories and suspects; however, there are very few clues. Jimmy Hoffa was loved but had a past with the mafia, mobsters, and criminals. Jimmy Hoffa was a very mystifying man who will most likely never come back.
John Wayne Gacy was born Chicago, Illinois on March 17, 1942. He is the middle child of the three, his older sister Joanne and his younger sister Karen. As a child he was known as a quiet boy who worked as a newspaper boy, bagged groceries, and did boy scout activities. He seem to be a normal boy, well-liked by his teachers, co-workers, and friends. However, his relationship with his father was very violent. His father would frequently beat him, Gacy’s friends, who would witness the beating, say that his father would hit Gacy for no reason. His father was an alcoholic with a violent temper, and was homophobic. At the age of eleven, he suffered a blow to the head from the swings. This caused to have frequent blackouts for five years. Gacy’s blackouts stopped once the doctors found a clot in his brain.
Hosea Humphrey of Middleville will be entertaining residents of Rest Haven Homes with his mixture of gospel, country and cowboy style music. The singer, songwriter and broadcaster has made countless personal appearances and hosts his own Sunday morning radio program, "Gospel Song Roundup."
Spike Lee once stated "It's in my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody". Spike Lee is now known as one of the best film directors ever let me explain to you how as i show you the struggle of young spike to the great director he is today. Lee was born on March 20,1957, Atlanta Georgia, and moved to Brooklyn several years later. Spike lived in a broken home where his family was poor and Struggled to make money.
Both Chavez and Douglass’ speeches are written at the church, expecting more support from them. As Chavez said, “The Church we are talking about is a tremendously powerful institution in our society and in the
“Its 5’O Clock somewhere” Jimmy Buffet son of James Delaney and Lorraine Buffet would say (“Jimmy Buffett”Newsmakers). Jimmy was the oldest of the three James and Lorraine conceived, Loraine Marie and Lucy Ann are the two younger sisters (“Jimmy Buffett”Newsmakers). Not long after Jimmy was born their family loaded up and headed to Mobile, Alabama where Jimmy would spend the majority of his childhood (“Jimmy Buffett”St.James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture). Buffett attended a catholic high school called St. Ignatius in Spring Hill, Alabama where he would graduate high school and move on to Auburn University (“Jimmy Buffett” Contemporay Popular Writers). Not long after attending Auburn University Jimmy would transfer to University of Southern
Oscar Romero was an amazing man. Even though his life was cut short, he was able to make an impact on the society that he lived in. Oscar Romero died a hero and an advocate for the people of El Salvador, specifically the city of Agulaires. Leading up to his death, Romero’s spiritual journey evolved. Romero was elected Archbishop because few saw Romero as a threat. He was very intelligent, and would hardly take his head out of a book. When Romero was elected he became good friends with Rutilio Grande. Grande was a priest of Agularies. His mission was to help the poor. After aggravating the government, Grande was killed, along with a young boy and an older man. This event greatly affected Romero’s spiritual journey. Romero stated,
One important indicator on the Catholic Church’s stance on Liberation Theology and general social activism in Latin America will be to see if Archbishop Oscar Romero is accepted into sainthood. The iconic and controversial religious leader worked tirelessly to help the lower-class in El Salvador. His teachings and beliefs that the marginalized peasants should be treated justly made him a living legend among his countrymen and isolated him from the nation’s corrupt elites. Although he never specifically condoned violence, his sermons played no small part in fomenting a bloody peasant uprising and civil war that raged for over a decade. In the last few years, a strong effort has been made to canonize Romero. Although he is revered not only in his own country but throughout the world, there exist a few issues that could possibly preclude him for becoming a saint. He is still strongly disliked by the vast majority of the wealthy and powerful ruling class of El Salvador, he, indirectly and inadvertently, helped bring about a violent conflict that ravaged his nation and, perhaps most importantly, his canonization may appear to be a carte blanche validation of Liberation Theology and the Marxist uprisings that were often associated with the movement. The canonization of Oscar Romero will redefine the seminal ideal of a modern-day saint and could quite
The church and the regime of general Pinochet were rivals throughout the regime of the general. There were enemies for many reasons. The regime used torture and disappearance. The church used love and peace for unity. The author William Cavanaugh argues that the church in Chile only gradually became the church Christ wanted and needed to be.
The role of a priest/bishop and archbishop often has certain distinctions. Priests are in charge of a parish and have the duty of celebrating the six sacraments. Bishops oversee the priests within the parishes. Archbishops supervise the bishops in the archdiocese. In the film, Oscar Romero went above and beyond simply supervising the bishops; he took matters into his own hands which ultimately led to the sacrifice of his life. He defended and gave up his life for those who lived in the poor communities. Although he did partake in actions such as baptism and such, he went beyond his simple duties. In a country that was suffering with violence and lack of human rights, he spoke out about the truth, how things were supposed to be. He went head