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    consciously making sense of things and apply knowledge. Faith is the complete and total trust or confidence in someone or something. It can either be the belief in God or in the principles of religion. Faith and reason have each been sources of rationalization for religious belief. Many different authors provide evidence for the claim faith and reason is compatible. Saint Augustine believes that faith provides us with reason, but without reason faith would have never been known to man. Man’s knowledge

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    Introduction In the book Turn the Ship Around, Captain L. David Marquet describes how he took the submarine, the USS Santa Fe, from “worst to first” in the United States fleet by transforming the leadership structure from “leader-follower” to “leader-leader.” Summary The author divides the book into four sections. In the first section, Captain Marquet describes how he first experienced being empowered by his commander Captain Pelaez of the USS Sunfish. Captain Pelaez overheard the author observe

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    Saints are normal people who live extraordinary lives. They normally start out as children and then notice that they are different from others, sometimes even their family. Even in their toughest times, they are breathe every breath for God. They use their respect, perseverance, faith, and leadership to fulfill God’s wishes and help change the world. Saints have different qualities that make them who they are, several women saints show the characteristic of respect. One is Saint Cecilia, she respected

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    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

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    Didymus is the best saint out of all the saints that have lived on this planet. For one thing, Thomas was one of Jesus’s most loyal disciples. And because he was a disciple of Jesus, he was one of the few saints to witness the miracles of God’s only child and learn from him. Additionally, he was a missionary in South Asia to dedicate his life to spread the Word of God there. As seen by the preceding information, I can say that Saint Thomas is the best saint who ever lived. If Saint Thomas isn’t recognized

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    The veneration of the saints has been a long standing tradition in the Catholic faith, one that is highly exalted. Saints, in the Catholic faith, are meant to be ideal role models for the practicing Catholic, so that every Catholic may be closer to God through the saints. Saints lived an extraordinary life as a human and lead an example for all Catholics to follow. While the canonization for sainthood is a long process, before the canonization process, martyrs were the saints that people looked up

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    The saint that I choose to follow as an example and pray to and whose name I chosen for Confirmation is Saint Sebastian. His feast day is January 20th. Saint Sebastian had many very important events occur throughout his life, but there were three that stood out to me. The first thing that impressed me about Saint Sebastian was that he converted many Roman prisoners and the governor of Rome to Christianity. He did this even though he knew that if he was caught he would be killed. The next important

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    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

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    When one thinks of saints a holy individual that is in heaven comes to mind. Like the Saint Patrick for example. People see saints not only as holy beings that were once alive but as the ones that they can turn to in need of assistance. At least that is what the majority of the Catholic portion of Christians believe. It is common knowledge that all Catholics are Christians seeing as it is a denomination of Christianity, but not all Christians are Catholics. Therefore, there is a difference in regards

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    Saint Catherine of Siena Catherine 12/__/2017 Masayda Saint Catherine of Siena was born in Siena, Italy, March 25, 1347. She later became part of the Third order of Saint Dominic, at first against her parents’ wishes. She was named a Doctor of the Church in 1970. She obtained this title by writing over four hundred letters to the current pope and various leaders, trying to restore the Papacy to Rome and bring peace among the whole of Italy. Catherine also provided for the poor and took

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