The Catholic Faith and Its Postive Outlook Upon the Loss of One's Physical Presence on Earth

Meaning and significance of death in the light of the Christian narrative is addressed and shows a deep understanding, including a detailed description and many examples.

The concept of life after death has been around practically as long as life itself. Our beliefs about life after death can have a profound effect on our attitudes toward life. Most individual's beliefs about life after death are directly related to their cultural or religious affiliations. According to Montagu, "Of all the many forms which natural religion has assumed none probably has exerted so deep and far – reaching an influence on human life as the belief in immortality" (1955, p.15).

The foundation of the Christian faith is cradled within truth of the virgin birth, life, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As diverse as the world-wide Christian culture is, the truth in the birth and life of Jesus stands without border and language limitations. Just as each individual life story can be adapted to be relevant for a variety of audiences, the birth story of the Messiah was also. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are an example of the well-rounded and diverse narration of the birth story of Jesus—Matthew’s narration spoke to the history of the Jewish people and Luke presented to the citizen of Rome.

It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.

“He is dead who called me into being; and when I shall be no more, the very remembrance of us both will speedily vanish. I shall no longer see the sun or stars, or feel the winds play on my cheeks. Light, feeling, and sense, will pass away; and in this condition must I find my happiness.”(161)

First, the religious concept views death as the commencement of a new life (Campione, 2004). Next, the

C.S. Lewis never claimed to be a theologian— in fact he claimed quite the opposite. His works fell more into the category of apologetics than anything else, and he delved into Christian literature, science-fiction, non-fiction, as well as a host of other genres, but never claimed to be doctrine-savvy. However In his classic work, Till We Have Faces (a retelling of the Greco-Roman myth of Cupid and Psyche), C.S. Lewis explores and illustrates the complexities of the modern man’s— as well as his own— divine search for God and justice. He does this by using the princess Orual’s ardent questioning and denouncement of her own gods and the fervid, pursuant love that the god Cupid and the princess Psyche share as examples of the search for Christ that all of humanity must experience.

This is the messages in the last paper the revelators want to emphasize. How do you feel about it? What does it mean to us? Why is human Jesus so important?

The quest for the knowledge on the historical Jesus started as a protest against the traditional dogma of Christianity, but when the neutral historians joined the movement, all they saw was Jesus without features. Even when these scholars decided that other biblical figures such as John the evangelist, John the Baptist, Paul, and others were at home in a symbolic and richly storied world. Jesus himself

​This paper will analyze afterlife in Hinduism and in Catholicism. Afterlife will be considered in the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1020-1060 and in Romans 10. Afterlife will also be considered in Bhagavad Gita 2:27, Obayashi page 146 and in Rig Veda 10.14.8. This topic is intriguing because death is a part of life and it is interesting to see the different perspectives of their two religions and of what happens in the afterlife. Besides the perspectives, this topic studies the greatest mystery of life, death which is an uncommon topic since people usually shy away from talking about this because of the emotional implications that it brings to people.

Although many people may despise the novel Quo Vadis? since its plot directly points out Christianity, it may turn out to be a challenging and heartwarming reading. Certainly, it is a remarkably uncommon historical novel since the author defends on controversial topics such as the stunning integrity of Christians, the insanity of Emperor Nero and the miraculous transformation God works on people´s souls. Indeed, one sign of brilliancy found in the novel is the moving description of Christians that Henryk Sienkiewicz, the author, reflects on his work.

When Niclaes was approximately eight years of age he and his father engaged in a discussion about what the Passion of Jesus Christ really meant for Christians. For Niclaes, he could not under stand if Jesus had died to atone for the sins of humanity, why at that point was humanity not sinless. When his father was unable to answer his son’s questions with any degree of satisfaction they consulted a spiritual advisor, who was an Observant Franciscan friar. After the boy, Niclaes, and the friar had a talk the friar was reputedly moved by Niclaes. He was fascinated with the boys solemnity and, much like the boys father, was unsure of how to answer the questions Niclaes still posed. Due to this questioning Niclaes’ parents insisted that he not read at home, yet after much pleading they allowed Niclaes to keep his preferred book, which was about the

An important aspect of Burges’s The Gospel According to Mark is its analysis of people's view of Jesus Christ. This examination is very vital to Borges’s critique of human nature and religion. The Gutres perceive

Within all these theoretical standpoints, the theme and process of coming to terms with death and relationship could be regarded as the essence of an existential quest; one

Describe what we learn about faith from this centurion’s response to Jesus, a faith so unusual that Jesus marvels at it.