St. Clare Essay

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton roll in the Catholic Church was a sister. She became a sister after her husband died. When she was a sister she created Sisters of Charity. Sisters of Charity is for girls to help serve the poor. She created the Sisters of Charity in 1858 in Maryland. She also created an all girls Catholic school. She created the first American Catholic school, St. Joseph Academy. ¨Afterward a group of buildings, embracing a residence for the Sisters, a novitiate, a boarding-school for young girls, a school for poor children, and an orphan asylum, was erected (http://www.elizabethannseton.org ).¨ She created many things that helped people. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton did not have any miracles. Although she did many great things, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the patron saint of dead children and parents, people who work on the ocean, and widows. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was crucial in the Catholic Church because of her decision to go into the church and what she contributed and how she helped the poor and how she relates to life

Catherine of Siena was born in Italy in 1347 at a time when political and religious changes were affecting the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Dedicating her life to the Holy Spirit from a very young age, Catherine pursued a life of purity and simplicity that served as a background to her great literary work, The Dialogue of the Divine Providence . Her work focuses on the importance of prayer and its transcendent power in human life.

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The name Matthew comes from the Greek Maththaios, which is derived from the Hebrew or Aramaic Mattiyah. His name means “gift of Yahweh” or simply “gift of God.” Saint Matthew was one of the twelve apostles and he wrote the Gospel according to Matthew. Although he was a publican, it is said the Saint Matthew was a Jew. Before his conversion, he was a publican, which was a tax collector, by profession. Not much is really known about Matthew later on in his life. His beginning of apostolic activity started in the communities of Palestine. He wrote for his countrymen in Palestine and composed his Gospel in his native Aramaic. This is refereed to as the “Hebrew tongue” which is mentioned in the Gospel and the Acts of

St. Margaret was canonized a saint in 1250 by Pope Innocent IV in recognition of her “personal holiness, fidelity to the Church, work for religious reform, and charity.” On June 19th, 1250, her remains were taken to a chapel in Dunfermline Abbey where she was buried before the high altar. Today, we celebrate her feast day on November 16th (the day of her death.) She is patron of Scotland and known as “The Pearl of Scotland.” There are hundreds of schools named after St. Margaret that remember her reformation of the church and help to the poor.

St. Ignatius of Antioch understood the Christian faith to be objective and sensible, stating that Christianity is fundamentally a religion based in historic, tangible realties . He was adamant to the fact that Jesus Christ was a real human with real flesh; he encountered real suffering and died a truly human death. Ignatius saw Christian faith and the person of Jesus Christ in such a way that it put him at odds with the Gnostics, who held to a Docetic Christology that was circulating widely among the Church. For Ignatius, this was a serious issue that needed to be addressed due to the purity of the faith and the truth it held. At stake was the validity of the incarnation, suffering, death, and resurrection of the person of Jesus Christ. If this is not real or true, Ignatius believed that man

Saint Joan was born 1412, “child of Jacques d’ Arc and his wife, Isabelle, also known as Romée, Joan learned piety and domestic skills from her mother. Never venturing far from home, Joan took care of the animals and became quite skilled as a seamstress” (biography.com). The birthplace of Joan is Domremy, France.

March 25th, 1347 Saint Catherine was born in Italy. St Catherine is the patron of firefighters, illness, miscarriages, nurses and sick people. During her life, St Catherine herself suffered illness' leading her to be the patron as apparent. At the age of 16, St Catherine had previously disregarded marriage, as she envisioned mystical experiences seeing guardian angels, transforming her into a brilliant minded young woman even though she was not supported with formal education.

St Mary’s County is considered to be part of the Western Shore and extends from Charlotte Hall to its most Southern tip at Point Lookout. The peninsula is bordered by the Potomac River on the southeast, the Patuxent River on the northeast and the Chesapeake Bay (cite) to the east making it an ideal spot for abundant water activities such as fishing, jet skiing, water skiing, kayaking, and paddle boarding. The concern is that the access to these waterways is limited, especially in Leonardtown. Local water enthusiasts who desire to launch their crafts have to do so in remote locations throughout St Mary’s County. These include Abell's Wharf, Chaptico Wharf, Great Mills Kayak and Canoe launch, Greenwell State Park, Piney Point Landing, and

St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in a state of immense emotional suffering.

Throughout history people have made a name for themselves by their actions. From Napoleon to Amelia Earhart, individuals have been recognized through their accomplishments. The faithful Joan of Arc has done the same. Joan broke through the boundaries for women of her time and, consequently, is one of the most famous young women in history. This statement is profoundly accurate because she was such a young girl with an extremely powerful devotion to God. But just how did Joan’s intense dedication to God influence her brief life?

The saint I chose for my project is Saint Cecilia. I chose this Saint because she is the Saint of Music and at my school I play an instrument. No one knows exactly when Saint Cecilia was born but people believe she died around 117 A.D (After Death). Saint Cecilia's body was discovered incorrupt in 1599, she is known for being the first incorrupt saint. She was Married to a man named Valerian, but she still wanted to stay a virgin. Valerian was not a Catholic.

Amy Trauber introduces the article by letting Clare, one of the subjects in her research tell her first hand account of her daily routine as a sustainable farmer in Central Pennsylvania, and the challenges she faces in a male dominated work space. Clare says “I get up early, eat breakfast and start picking blueberries for market at six o’clock. After picking for a couple of hours, I wash, sort and package blueberries to sell at the farmer’s market in town. After selling all day, I might work a few hours at my off-farm job since I am there. On my way home, I stop at the top of the mountain and sell more blueberries out of the back of my car. I feed the lambs, horses, rabbit and dogs. After dinner I supervise people who come to our house to pick blueberries until dark” (Trauger, 2004, p. 289).

St Brigid of Kildare was born in 452 AD. She was a catholic nun who became one of the patron saints of Ireland. She dedicated her whole life to following Jesus’s message; which was to love god, and love others. She shared this as her own message, through the love and support she gave to others in the community. Like Jesus she wanted to help the less fortunate and give to those that were in need, offering them hope and faith. She chose to seek out justice among her community and society, working around the lives of many. She was inspired by Jesus spirituality, nature and love, that she wanted to demonstration her appreciation and strength to those who were struggling. For example, she used her middle-class lifestyle to contribute to feeding the poor and nursing those who were injured or sick. Her childhood was filled with donating her mothers and father’s possessions to anyone who asked (Online, n.d.).

Clare as my patron saint because of her unconditional love for God. Her friends hated this work she was doing for God and her parents tried in every way to make her return home, but Clare would not. Soon her fifteen-year-old sister Agnes also joined her. Before long there was a small religious community. No matter what others thought of her work she still continued on, that is really what I strive for in my faith. Another reason why I chose St. Clare is that she never let anything get her down because she was always doing what she loved. St. Clare was sick for twenty-nine years before she died on August 11, 1253. But she was always joyful because she was serving the Lord. Some people worried that the nuns were suffering because they were so poor. "They say that we are too poor, but how can a heart which holds the infinite God be