St. Isidore Research Paper

As I take this chance to reflect, I discovered a truth, the sky is the limit. During my years at St. Luke, I have developed as a student, an athlete, and as a member of the Catholic Church. I believe that everyone brings something special gift to the world, and I believe my gift is that of determination to become a great man through faith and education. I have been an alter server for about two years. Being an alter server has brought me closer to God and my Catholic community. Education has been a big part of my life. I can truly say I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to attend St. Luke. After St. Luke, my plans are to use my education and become prepared to take on the challenges and rewards of high school.

Since the Order of Preachers was founded in 1200s by Saint Dominic de Guzman, it has never desisted on safeguarding the ones who are needed. Jesus said once: Love each other as I have loved you (John 15:12). Therefore, the members of the congregation have always practiced the common life as one way to let the Word of God enter into people’s hearts, especially of those who lack of money. Saint Martin de Porres was one exemplary saint that during all his life followed the founder’s will: Have charity, guard humility, and make your treasure out of voluntary poverty (St. Dominic). His special love for those who were rejected because of their condition has endured until nowadays. Despite the fact that many centuries have passed, the Dominicans’

Saint Roch was born on the southern border of France in 1295. His father acted as the governor of Montpellier while his mother spent her days raising their only son. His parents had always been decent people but made the decision to limit worldly goods and devote themselves to the Lord when they discovered they were expecting. Roch’s mother, Libera,

When he was 33, Saint Ambrose was living a rich life. He was a successful lawyer and governor. However, when the bishop of Milan died, Ambrose went to go calm the people. The people started chanting, "Ambrose for bishop!" Ambrose did not want to give up his career for the “ life- threatening occupation”(St. Ambrose par. 5) of being bishop, so he fled. He went to the emperor, but the emperor said that he was right for the job. Once he took up the position, Ambrose gave away his property and learned Scripture and theology. “Ambrose used his skills as a lawyer and orator to fight the Arians in church, court, senate, and even the emperor's own family.”(St. Ambrose par. 7) Although his stubbornness originally made him deny the job. It was his stubbornness that also made him a strong bishop. (St. Ambrose par.1-7)

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.

The history of the catholic religion shows that there is not much know about the youth of the Saint Sebastian the Patron Saint of Athletics. The only facts known to the catholic religion about the youth of Saint Sebastian is that he was born in a small town called Narbonne in Southern France and that he was educated in Milan. However, there is more known information about his adult life. As well as how he became the patron saint of athletics and his saintly death.

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

For this biography I would like to talk about George St-Pierre. George St-Pierre, aka GSP is a professional mma (mixed martial arts) fighter and held the UFC world champ. GSP has a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. George was raised in St-Isidore, in Quebec (a town of only around 2,000 people) and was bullied by older kids for years, when he was 7 his dad put him in Kyokushin Karate. St-Pierre has said “life isn’t like the movies, when you’re only 8 or 9 and they are 12 there is still only one of you and three of them you can’t do anything, that is the sad reality.” When he was 12, he watched Royce Gracie fight in UFC 1 and decided to dedicate his life to making himself better in every way that he could. GSP added boxing,

To me, Saint Quiteria has proven she is more than worthy of being called a saint. Saint Quiteria was born during the second century, and was a part of a nonuplet, or nine children born at the same time. Quiteria’s mother and father were both high figures a part of the Roman Empire. Her mother feared she would be compared to an animal, because of the amount of daughters she had at once, she ordered a maiden from town to drown her nine baby daughters. The maiden taking mercy on the children, decided to raise them with the other peasant women. The nine children were raised in a close-community and raised in the Catholic faith. A few years later, the daughters were arrested for refusing to believe in a Roman god, and they were all taken to the governor – who was their father¬ - who recognized them through their familiar features.

In 1295, in a small town of Montpellier, France, a young boy named Roch was born. He was not just a normal boy; at his birth Roch had a red cross on his breast. Roch was born into a very wealthy family; his father was the governor of Montpellier. However at the age of twenty both of his parents tragically died and he had given all of his money to the poor. He was orphaned by his uncle, the new governor of Montpellier. He was later sent as a spy to Italy, disguised as a mendicant pilgrim.

Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and by the age of fifteen asked to be sent to the "Abbey of Santa Cruz" in Coimbra (which back then was the capital of Portugal). During his time in the Abbey, he learned theology and Latin.

So I`ve finally left Quebec and I am currently in Scottsdale, Arizona. However, I felt I needed to do one more article on Quebec that covers some of the amazing places you need to go and checkout outside of the city. One of the best ways to check out the countryside is to rent a car or take a tour. Renting a car is nice because it gives you the choice to decide where you want to go and how long you want to be somewhere. The road signs in written in French can be intimidating for some though, especially without someone helping you navigate. We opted for a tour because we liked the structure and didn`t have to worry about getting lost. So without further ado let's jump in!

Before Christopher Columbus sailed to Hispaniola with his men, there was a "native Arawak, or Taino, population of three million people or more, well fed, with cultivated fields, lots of children, living in peace...years later, there were fewer than 27,000 who had not fallen victim to the sword, the savages of forced labor, and diseases heretofore unknown to them. The Spaniards called the island La Ysla Española, which in use became Hispaniola" (iacenter.org). Rather than choosing to live together in peace with the Taino, Columbus killed them all of in order to form a new country filled with slaves. Saint Domingue was considered to be a slave island because the economy relied much on both sugar cane production and the wealthy white planters

St. Catherine was born in Sienna, Italy on March 25, 1347. She had 24 siblings, but most of them didn’t make it past childhood. Catherine’s sister died when she was 16. An idea by her parents came up about Catherine marrying her sister’s husband. She rejected the idea and began to fast and make herself look bad because it made her so mad. From this, she became more religious, but did not want to join a convent. Instead, she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic, which allowed her to become part of a religious group while still living at home with her family. Catherine’s family continually criticized her for giving away things without asking, but she put up with their complaints and kept giving to the poor. Giving to the poor was what she

The religious order the sister’s charity of St Josephs was founded by Elizabeth Seton in the united states. She founded this religious order in 1815 after a number of struggles including the death of her husband. She married her husband in 1794 and he was a wealthy business man. Elizabeth and William Seton had five children and 3 of them died at a very young age. Although she was very busy raising her children she still found time to help the sick and dying among her family, friends and neighbours.