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    This was my third visit to my site. It was a Sunday and when I got to my site, I experience something different this time. As I reached to the gate, the security person didn’t stop me or note my car number but he told me to proceed inside the temple. I get to the backside of parking lot of the temple. After looking for a while, I found empty space to park my car. I parked my car and when I got out from my car, I saw so many people from the parking lot were walking toward the temple. I was surprise

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    Mother Daughter Talk (July 7, 2017) Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church. Outline: I will start by introducing myself. Explain what my Catholic faith means to me and how it has helped me in my life, especially in my relationship with my own daughter. (I am married with three kids, two boys and one girl. They are all college students right now. I converted to the Catholic Church 23 years ago. I have been an ESL teacher for more than 20 years. I was a RCIA and confirmation teacher for a few years

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    Saint Appolinare Analysis

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    Saint Appolinare is the largest figure within the piece and is standing directly over the alter and below the massive cross. The gold jewel encrusted cross is contained within a bright blue circle dotted with gold stars. The green background is filled with plants, shrubs and trees all of which are coloured in varying shades of green. The green background is used to highlight and contrast the white sheep and Saint Apollinare. Most of the sheep and the saint occupy a the same ground level and plane

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    The Catholic Church has a role in my family situation for a number of reasons. Not only were we originally married Catholic Church, but the church was also used successfully as a prop by my ex-wife in the hearing. My ex-wife was not originally a Catholic, but converted to the faith during the divorce process. Her conversion ironically, also coincided with her affair with Lt. Col. Robert Hicks. In court the ex-wife openly professed her faith which was transparently insincere given the nature of her

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    parents to make those decisions for you. It is also, vital for you to surround yourself with good role models that want the best for you. You must have someone, other than your parents, to rely on when times get tough. You should also have a good patron saint to model your life after. Additionally, you should be reading scripture, to remind yourself of the word of God. These may seem like small things to think about before you get Confirmed. However, these actions play a crucial role in keeping your relationship

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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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    It is never enough for a student of theology to receive historical narratives of contexts that speak about the evil and corruption of humankind, at the same it is important for the student as well as the reader of this paper to be reminded how meaningful it is to read into the culture of certain people with respect to history and culture of their time. This week’s readings present a historical overview of Christianity in the U.S., beginning from 1942 until the present. I intend to draw parallels

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    scripted. Intercessory prayers were made mostly to the venerated saints instead of directly to Jesus Christ. In fact, two of the most common intercessory prayers I said to the saints were to St. Jude, the Patron Saint of Hopelessness and St. Michael, the Archangel, who is the Patron Saint and protector of those in public safety. For many years it was understood that if you needed something in prayer, you prayed to the appropriate saint in ritualistic prayer. As I mentioned fasting was associated

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    On November 2, I was delighted to attend “Solemn Mass for the Dead on the Feast of All Souls” at St. James Cathedral. Now I still feel highly honored to hear Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem—one of the most beautiful and greatest musical works of the 20th century. As an international student from China and have no religion belief, it’s totally brand new and unusual experience for me to have this special chance to open my eyes widely to see the magnificent church. This opportunity is of great benefit to

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    The cross-pollination religious customs and material culture in the Cuban Diaspora has provided a wealth of indigenous and assimilative sources (Gordon, 2014: 53), and this has afforded Mendive a rich abundance of inherited iconography of fauna, flora and otherworldly phenomena to consume and use in the process of creating his artworks. Mendive is able to animate the pantheon of Orishas, depicted as either interacting with or sometimes assimilating human postures and gestures. Such representations

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