Reflection On Communication With God

My desire to work in the Catholic School system stems primarily from the ability to share my faith openly in such an environment, however, the Catholic School’s focus on the growth of the whole person, spiritual and academic and its commitment to service in the community and the world are also very important to me.

HI so for some reson I felt the need to share my testimony with you today and I hope that it is because you could grow and help someone with it and if you have the want to share it with someone you have my my permishion to do so.

Our task is to choose two Jesuit secondary schools and to learn about their approach to the Jesuit teachings and beliefs. The first school, Fordham Preparatory School, is located in the United States. The second school Loyola High School is located in Canada. These schools wouldn 't be here today if it wasn 't for St. Ignatius of Loyola and his creation of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1540. We will explain the dual purpose of Jesuit education and how both schools incorporate it, the history and general information of both schools, how they compare to Fairfield Prep, and how both schools show compassion.

Alex Thompson is a Freshman Business Administration major who also runs both cross country and track here at William Woods. Besides being a National qualifier in Cross Country in his first ever collegiate season, Alex is a very interesting character whenever it comes to his worldview. He is the type of guy that lives life to the fullest and always has a smile on his face and enjoys everything he does. Alex comes from a “very religious” Catholic background, as he informed me. He informed me that he is a confirmed Catholic, been baptized, partaken in Communion, and he has also went through Reconciliation. Alex did not go into all of the details and steps of Catholicism but he did include a large portion of information on how he lives his life and his key values. Although Alex could be described as a “wild child” there is another side of him that he shared with me.

I grew up going to Church with family and friends until I was around the age of 8 when my parents just stopped going as much and eventually it came to a halt. I honestly don’t believe that I really knew anything about God besides that I believed in him because my parents did. As I grew older and got involved in heavy drinking to a point of no self-control and doing things I would regret when sober I began to hate myself with a deep passion. I didn’t know why I would do the things I did and continue to make the same mistakes even after I felt the gut wrenching feeling the following day. It was when I was older that I found out about a friend of the family molesting me as a child and everything just made more sense as to why I was so overly sexual and

Situated in the diverse city of Houston and the only Catholic university in the city, I believe that the University of St. Thomas will provide me with innumerable opportunities to study communications and psychology, as well as prepare me for graduate studies in dance movement therapy, which is my ultimate career goal. St. Thomas seems like a perfect fit for me, especially the smaller class sizes and the individualized attention students receive. I believe that I will be able to succeed there as a student, thriving alongside like-minded students and learning from intelligent professors. I particularly love St. Thomas because of it’s affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church, a religion I have actively been involved with my whole life. Growing up and in the Chicago area, I was privileged to attend a Catholic school. Faith, service, and life’s purpose are a few of the topics I enjoyed learning and discovering. Graduating

Of the many reasons a Jesuit education appeals to me, the most predominant reason is rooted in my belief that an education based on character formation and living meaningfully will guide my intellectual and personal growth during college. Throughout my life, many experiences that I have endured have shaped my character and constructed my personal goals and academic interests for my potential attendance at Boston College.

I am a committed Catholic whose faith has been fostered by my upbringing and education. As a result of completing four sacraments as well as attending Australian Catholic University, my relationship towards God has strengthened throughout my life. After completing my Religious Education Accreditation, I believe I demonstrate the skills to competently teach the values of the Catholic faith with the hope of fostering students’ appreciation and understanding of the Church. I am an active member at St Columba’s Parish, where I have gained a deeper understanding of scripture, liturgy and my own faith development. I am committed to embarking on a life long journey where Catholic values are embedded throughout my personality and actions.

The first foundation of Catholic education is knowledge. Knowledge is important at any school. St. Eugene stresses knowledge above other activities, including our athletics. It’s pointed out to us that we are “student athletes” meaning that we are students before we are athletes. That being said, extracurricular activities are also important in order to be a well-rounded student. Many extracurricular clubs are provided for students as well as seasonal sports. Another way knowledge is exemplified at St. Eugene is that teachers are open to help students struggling. Teachers encourage us to speak up if we need assistance or to come to them after school. Sometime teachers give us early admit slips to come before school in order for them to help students improve.

The second interview presents a point of view of a mature Catholic person (Flor Leger, age 47). Flor like Rachel was raised in the Catholic religion. She has been a member of the Catholic church her whole life. She also has completed all of the necessary sacraments to be a member of the church (Baptism, the Holy Communion, and Confirmation). She was also married in the Catholic church which is considered as another sacrament. For Flor, religion is a relationship with God and the Catholic religion is the process that the followers used to reach it. She believes that the major difficulties to practice this religion is to maintain a good discipline to be an active member and help others as it is described by Jesus. She believe that as a mature person, you have a clear understanding of how much you need God in your life. God is an important aspect of our life and we need to do everything that we can to maintain a good relationship with God, the Catholic religion helps her to accomplish this. Flor understands that Catholicism is the only way to reach a true relationship with God (Flor’s Interview, 2-16-17).

I interviewed a woman who practices and is very committed to Roman Catholicism, I’ll call her Lucy for the sake of anonymity. Lucy left her home in Puerto Rico when she was about thirty and is now raising a family here. Her faith came from her parents and was a very important thing to her family growing up. The values her family instilled into her are basically the same as the ones she holds now. Lucy’s faith has shaped much of who she is today. She believes her involvement in her youth group not only helped her develop leadership and social skills, but also inspired her to be a professor, a job she loves very much. An act of faith that she believes in deeply and revolves her life around is service, the act of helping others. Lucy does this

Ever since I was a little girl, my parents always brought me to Church on Sundays. It wasn’t till I started to grow up that I didn’t want to go to mass. I thought that it was a waste of time and that I didn’t need to go every Sunday just to get in heaven. A Catholic education changed this and much more about me. A Catholic education has made me into the person that I am today. After going to public school from kindergarten to seventh grade, I never thought these past five years of Catholic education would have such a large impact on my life. This education has meant the world to me and I have loved every moment of it. Getting the opportunity to go to Catholic school is such an amazing feeling.

1. Based on the course material, how “just” is the world and the relationship that exists between man and god that is envisioned in the different myths you have read? Based on the course material there's a hierarchy in the world where gods are above all human kind due to the fact they created them for the purpose to serve. For instance, in the "Enuma Elish" myth it's widely expressed the gods created the human race. The gods are divided up into two groups younger and older gods. Each group shared the interest of having the human kind worship them and become loyal servants. In this myth, gods are viewed above humans and humans are viewed to be beneath gods. In fact, they're viewed in the lowest form possible and shed in a very good light in relation to the gods. This is the first aspect of where we see hierarchy in the world and unjust world. Another example of this is suggested in this myth when the gods comment on how unjust the humans are to each other. In fact, in this myth, the humans are so unjust and unruly towards each other that the gods contemplate what to do with them. As a result, the humans were flooded by the gods. Also in the Enuma Elish, the relationship that exists between man and god is as I mentioned before man was meant to be a lowly, worshipping servant and the gods were to be high, powerful, mighty, and worshipped with great importance. In several other myths such as the Sumerian version of this one, the concept is similar. Both versions are similar in

One thing that people from different eras have in common is that they were continuously inspired by faith. Throughout time people have consistently sought for answers to the mysteries of this world; in doing so a multitude of religions have burgeoned, with the Greek Gods and Christianity being among the most prominent religions in history. There are a plethora of Greek texts, with some of the more notable including Homer’s Iliad and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which focus on man’s relationship with the Greek Gods. Likewise, Saint Augustine, an illustrious figure in the Catholic Church, wrote Confessions which focuses on his relationship to God throughout his long, confusing path to conversion.

The catholic four common core questions, what is our relationship to God, How does one live a life of meaning and purpose, what is our relationship with the natural world and how can we form a more just society for the common good can be answered differently. However, the great books in the Catholic Intellectual tradition answered these questions in a broad distinctive way. This essay will examine the question, what is our relationship with God, from the view point of three writers, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Pope Paul. What is our relationship with God was a better one answered by these writers. Most Christians refer a relationship with God to praying and communicating with him. As an explanation, many well-meaning Christians will explain that you can develop a personal relationship with God by “seeing Jesus. However, the great books in the Catholic Intellectual tradition such as Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness, Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain, etc. have a broader explanation of our relationship with God. They say a relationship with God is being fully human, living a meaningful life and having a relationship with the triune God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.