Saint Dominic

Saints, by definition, are “any persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized by the Catholic Church.” As Catholics, we practice praying to saints to ask for guidance in all types of situations. To become a saint, a person must live a holy life, have proof of miracles, and must be beatified before the official canonization. The saint I chose, Saint Lucia, led a very holy life, and gave her life rather than deny her faith. Saint Lucia (also known as Saint Lucy) was a virgin and

If the book of Psalms be, as some have styled it, a mirror or looking-glass of pious and devout affections, this psalm in particular deserves, as much as any one psalm, to be so entitled, and is as proper as any to kindle and excite such in us: gracious desires are here strong and fervent; gracious hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, are here struggling, but the pleasing passion comes off a conqueror. Or we may take it for a conflict between sense and faith, sense objecting and faith answering. I

the role of sacred music in my worship experience is that it touches the inner most parts of my emotions, it stirs my heart and makes me want to sing. I enjoy all kinds of music in worship, upbeat songs to lift you, songs that have special meaning for the time I am going through, praise songs that lift up Jesus and music that unites us as a people. I enjoy music that makes laugh and even music that makes me cry. For me all music is praise as the Bible says, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice

The Catholic Church has always been one to hand out praise fairly freely. There is a patron saint for everything, from plague to beekeeping to flowers. There are patron saints for specific cities, patron saints for specific trades, and patron saints for almost any object that comes to mind. However, in the past, the process of becoming a saint, known as canonization, was at the least thoroughly investigative. The Catholic Church has strict beliefs to be upheld and represented. For example, charity

is the principal over all things and is in control of all things. God is our strength, or “an unmovable rock.” The word “rock,” comes from the root word that means “lofty.” Lofty means that God is anchored deep and rises above everything. He is unmovable, always stable, and unbeatable. The third reason that reveals why a worshipper should trust God is… C.) In Him we find our Banner David calls the Lord a “shield,” or a buckler. There are times when trouble comes trouble comes and we desire the

and discover something new. The mystery behind certain iconic tourist sights that are brought to light through photography often intrigues and sparks curiosity in humans with the promise of new knowledge and discovery. The Miraculous Staircase of Saint Joseph in the Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico offers mystery through the unknown and unexplainable questions that have risen throughout the years regarding the stair cases history and religious background. The mixture between the unanswered

The Description The cultural group I decided to gain more insight on through this experience was the Italian culture. Explain history and describe! The immersion experiences in which I participated were great opportunities to learn about the culture in more depth. The first experience I was able to attend was on June 13, 2015. In downtown Indianapolis Indiana, I had the opportunity to attend the Italian Culture Festival. Organized each year by the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, this festival was

but through the voluntary conversion of João I.” Despite this achievement, though, the Church more – the Kongolese had to practice Catholicism exactly as the Europeans did. With the coming of Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, who claimed to be possessed by Saint Anthony, this conflict would become more apparent than ever before. Though the Capuchins succeeded in having Dona Beatriz burnt at the stake, they failed in their ultimate goal of fully converting the Kongolese to their form of Catholicism. The knowledge

Catholic mysticism is described as a belief that you can achieve union with God by surrendering yourself completely, and devoting yourself to prayer and contemplation. In this way mystics choose to do these spiritual exercises because they believe it will create a true union between them and God and thus understand what God wants from us, and how to best serve him. Mystics can be found in several religions throughout the world and is surprisingly a tremendous part of the Catholic religion. Catholicism

Church was the concept of the immortality of the soul, which led to prayers and offerings made to the dead. The churches were full of carved and painted images of departed people who had been declared saints, but who could, if handled rightly, grant requests. Masking the Yoruba deities with the Catholic saints was a means of keeping the old religion alive, even if it meant giving new names to the orishas. Catholicism was the seedbed for the survival of the orishas. The Catholic Church allowed ethnic associations