Ignatius of Loyola

season of Lent gives me reassurance and confidence to remind myself that Jesus died for my sins on the cross and I am saved by grace alone (Sola Gratia). I would like share with you a prayer called, Examen of Consciousness developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) founder of Jesuits. This prayer is about how we can find God in all things. The key to healthy spirituality is to find God in all things and work constantly to gain freedom in our life in order to cooperate with God’s will. This

The article Discerning Spiritual Discerning, by Dennis J. Horton, is about the idea of how to help someone find his or her purpose in God’s plan is explored. This is one of the greatest, life changing choices for students to make. The role of a counselor can be very beneficial when it comes to assisting a student in making his or her choice. How the student and the counselor view God’s purpose is important. There are three approaches that Horton has; bulls’-eye, wisdom, and relationship-formation

The Catholic Reformation was the response of the Protestant movement in the sixteenth century. By the sixteenth century, many people lost the trust for the Catholic Church because it was corrupt. Popes and Cardinals became involved in politics and were more like kings than spiritual leaders and Nepotism was rampant. This loss of trust led people to moved on into other branches of Christianity which includes, Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anabaptism. Catholic Church’s realized it needed to re-establish

Malloy McGreevy Manresa Application Essay “Experiences that radically transformed the way he [St. Ignatius Loyola] perceived the world and his purpose,” this quote from the first paragraph of the Manresa Program description spoke to me-- as I’m sure it does with countless others-- because it's the main reason I chose Fordham University as my college. I want challenges and I want my worldview to change for the better; furthermore, I know that the only way I can achieve either of those goals is through

Rome, Naples, and Florence is a book that details the French author Stendhal’s journey through Italy. Visiting Rome, Stendhal attends papal mass at the Sistine Chapel. And during the mass, he is provided an opportunity to listen to the famous castrati of Sistine choir. He is disturbed by what he hears. Stendhal describes it as demonic howling. “No, forsooth! Never did I, in all my days, endure so demonic caterwauling.”(450)The only thing that distracts him from the terrible choir is the beautiful

Church of England/ Anglican church The Church of England/Anglican Church was first created by king Henry VIII so that her could divorce his wife because she could not giving him a male heir, but when he came to the Pope with his proposal but her refused to annul the marriage because Henry's wife was the sister of the spanish king and the Pope didn't want any bad blood With Spain.After his death his daughter Queen Elizabeth I kept this religion going. John Calvin John Calvin was in Noyon, France

PART ONE Compare/Contrast: 3 paragraphs (Choose ONE): 20% 1. Compare and contrast the Edict of Milan (313) with the Edict of Nantes (1598). In what ways are they similar and in what ways are they different? Explain the similarities and/or differences between the two edicts, paying close attention to the texts as well as the specific historical circumstances in which they were composed. The Edict of Milan in 313 was declared by Emperor Constantine and Licinius. This declaration called for toleration

Rising nationalism, the Western Schism, and even new philosophies arising from the renaissance were contributing factors. But on October 31, 1517 every event prior seemed less significant. On this date, Martin Luther nailed a paper listing ninety-five theses, all magnifying problems within the Catholic Church. This was the birth of the protestant reformation, a major blow to the Catholic Church and her followers. This drove the church to make many in-house adjustments, from religious orders to political

Saint Augustine once said, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” God has created human life out of unconditional love thus our lives are valuable. To be human is complicated and involve many developmental stages such as physical, psychosocial and cognitive. Being human and religious requires us to become involved in our community and grow our relationship in the community. We’re called to be good by practicing different virtues such as faith, hope, love, justice, courage, temperance and

The Spread of Protestantism in the 1500's During sixteenth century Europe a wave of religious dissatisfaction swept the European continent. There were cries for the restructuring of the Catholic Church. These cries grew into more than just a simple remodeling of the Catholic faith they grew into the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther is credited for the reformation movement against the Catholic Church that began in 1517. The reformation began because of the corruption in the Catholic