St. George Research Paper

Deep in the thick swamps and woods of Northern Gulf County, amidst the buzz and sting of mosquitoes, chirps of squirrels, and swirls of the Apalachicola, is a long-lost story. One hundred and eighty years ago the town of Iola sprang out of the cypress swamp of what is now north east Gulf County. That small community, was, and still is an enigma in the wilderness of territorial Florida and has all but faded from the memory of Gulf County and is nothing but a boat ramp now.

When I was told to choose a saint to be my patron saint for Confirmation, I thought the choice was obvious for me. It took me just a few moments and one quick touch to my neck to remember my patron saint, Saint Sebastian. I have a medal that I wear every time I leave the house with a picture of Saint Sebastian that says “Saint Sebastian Pray For Us.” I was given this medal when I was very young.

St.Michael the Archangel actually helps people so much even some people today. St.Michael helps people find the courage to face danger and carry on (St.Michael the archangel 12). St.Michael helps/affects people today because he has a prayer which helps and makes people feel stronger every time they pray it (Saint Michael Center 4). People who face danger every day working to protect us find that St.Michael’s medal fortifies their faith and reinforces their commitment to the protection for others (St.Michael the Archangel 12). The Archangel St.Michael is the patron saint of the warrior, who catholics have designated as the protector of those who strive to preserve security, safety, and peace (St.Michael the archangel 1). As such members of

In today’s society, a good quality education is an important and valuable necessity. As a college student at Lone Star College, my college experience has greatly influenced me in an enormous amount of ways. By attending college, I have not only had a chance to receive a quality education and degree, but also an opportunity to socialize and interact with various people from different cultures. In addition, the professors on campus have been extremely helpful towards teaching me to succeed in both inside and outside the class room. Furthermore, my college experience at Lone Star has greatly influenced and encouraged me to be successful and achieve my dream of becoming a doctor.

The Catholic church is one of the best known religions today. Yet it was not like this before in the olden times. The Church was not reaching out into the outer peripheries. Many people in general did not know what Catholicism was. They were misguided by the pagan priests who taught them false teachings of tree-rock-sun worship. Every time the Church would attempt to evangalize these countries they would be thrown out or the evangalizers would be killed in barbaric ways. Yet 1 man stood out and managed to succesfully evangalize most of Prague and Poland. That mans name was St. Adalbert.

The events that took place during G.O. weekend were fun, informative, and beneficial. The events that were most impactful for me were the faculty and department meetings and the informational skits. The faculty and departmental meetings stood out to me because it was very exciting to meet the faces of your major’s department before the first day of classes. The informational skits were impactful because it displayed real, scary issues that take place frequently on college campuses across the nation and provided ways to handle these situations.

It was a tied game during the championship match of the 2002 Paralympic games. If St. Germaine made this goal then Team USA would win the game! He swung his stick back hitting the puck and GOAL! Team USA won the ice sled hockey game against Norway! Unlike most Olympic medalists, none of these were standing. St. Germaine and his teammates were paraplegics, a person who has lost the use of his/ her legs because of nerve or muscle damage.

The Great Rite is a term is that often misunderstood both within and without the Pagan communities. A ritual built around fertility and survival has over time become confused and conflated with sex. Those who originally would have benefited the most from the Great Rite were not perverts or pleasure seeking opportunists but were instead those farmers, agriculturists, and gardeners of the past. The primary purpose of the Great Rite was to combine the essence of female and male energies to encourage fertility in whatever areas it was encouraged towards. This would not be just crops but could also include animals (to continue their service to the humans who prospered from them) as well as families to help continue their lineage and grow the community.

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.).

St.Kitts is a great place to go. The people are fun and energetic and the food is amazing. I want to go to St.Kitts because my family on my mother's side comes from their and I would like to find out more information about the place. Also the holidays that they have there look very exciting and I would like to be there to take part in one of the events. The climate is very warm, and they rarely receive any snow . St.Kitts is where I would like to go on my personal quest because I would like to learn more about my heritage.

Saint Andrew is widely known as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He was born in Bethsaida of Galilee and was the brother of another apostle, Simon, later known as Peter. Saint Andrew was also the son of a fisherman, Jonas, which is how he gravitated to the lifestyle of being a fisherman. In Capernaum, the family had a house where Jesus stayed while preaching in that particular city.

St. Isidore of Seville was born in Cartagena, Spain at around 560 A.D. to Severianus and Theodora. St. Isidore’s family was born into a family of holy people. His two brothers and his sister are all revered as saints. St. Isidore received a thorough education at the Cathedral School of Seville. His education and his saintly character are reflected through the actions of his life.

Saint Anselm, a Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury, sought to explain the need for the incarnation of Jesus, and discarded the Patristic theory. After discarding this theory, he brings forth an alternate theory that is very influential in both the Catholic and Protestant soteriology. The theory proposed by Saint Anselm, is called the Satisfaction theory. This theory emphasizes that the death of Jesus was necessary to preserve the direction of creation. Anselm believed, that when we sin, we must not only give back for our sins, but one “must make some compensation pleasing to the offended person and in proportion to the pain our offense inflicted” (Kereszty, pg. 269). According to Anselm, this reparation to God is called satisfaction.

My future goals include attending law school to become a corporate lawyer and eventually running for public office in my hometown and the United States Senate. My St. John’s education has prepared me for my future goals by really encouraging me to love education and never give up on what my dreams even if the road seems rough. Coming to St. John’s really helped me understand why having an education is so important in our world today. An education is a tool that can never be taken from you and every day I wake up for class, I never take this opportunity for granted. I love learning new things and applying these things to real life experiences. For example, last spring in my Civil Procedure law class, I learned much about the process of a case

St. George was born to a Gerontius and Polychronia, a Roman officer and a greek native of Ldya. Both of his parents were Christians from noble families of Anici and they raised George in their faith. When George became of age he was recruited into Diocletian’s army. By the time George reached the age of twenty he served as an imperial guard for the Emperor of Nicomedia for his bravery in battle. However, on February 24,303 A.D. Diocletian began a harsh persecution of Christians. St. George who had been raised a Christian since he was a child, bravely stood before the Emperor and confessed his faith in Christ. In an effort to save George Diocletian attempted many times to convert George to believe in the Roman gods . After refusing all options, the Emperor ordered St. George to be severely tortured, which he underwent with his strong courage and constant prayer to God. By doing this the Lord healed his wounds, so after every torture he underwent, he appeared healthy. This and many other miracles caused many people to believe in Christ. Later even the Diocletian’s wife, Queen Alexandra, confessed her belief in Christ. For this Diocletian ordered St. George to be beheaded.