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Catholic canon law, after all, has a long history of development, a history stretching back some two thousand years in fact (Hartm...

a telling story related by economist Hannah Arendt that concisely conveys the basic philosophy of the Catholic Church in regards t...

controversial issue in the sixteenth century, as ecclesiastical and state authorities viewed the ritual of infant baptism as repre...

the old" (Luke 5:36). Jesus continues the lesson by discussing wineskins. If you put new wine in old skins, "the new wine will b...

for leaders to be servants by washing the feet of His Apostles. He loved those who were unloved, He forgave His enemies, even with...

us more deeply" in divine association.4 Writer Christina Zaker points out that the references in the Catechism to spiritual matur...

cognitively prepare the hearer for the evangelical message of salvation that will soon follow and the third interpretation is that...

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

As they enter, the dip finger tips of their right hand into a font of water that has been consecrated by a priest and they make th...

of judgments find themselves in usually violent altercations that force judgment to be passed on them. She admitted, "In my own s...

grace precedes faith."7 Augustine argues that it is impossible "to believe without having heard," yet is also impossible for the i...

stories in that he was a teacher, a healer, a preacher and a savior. There are many stories of his having the ability to heal, wal...

God. Achieving that goal also requires the instruction found in revelations made from God to various Catholic leaders over the ce...

Aquinas. There is a lack of unity in terms of theology. Aquinas attempted to solve this very problem during his time. Aquinass wor...

is only found there and not in any of the other Gospels. It is known that Mark was written in about 70 A.D. and it is believed tha...

This paper explores how different cultures and different religions deal with death. One study revealed differences among three dif...

We are once again faced with a challenge similar to HIV. A contagious, infectious virus has killed thousands in Africa and is now ...

A Sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. Not all denominations recognize the same ...

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

views should be assessed and aligned. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians that they should make the most of every oppo...

must refrain from homosexual activity if they are to abide by Biblical directives. The issues which the Catholic Church is confro...

to begin before the date of the rebellion and consider the events that lead to the events, as well as the events themselves. Bac...

churches and communities that are not Catholic can also be channels of grace (McEoin, 1997). In other words, the Church recognized...

personal and preached rule. "To conquer the temptations he would undertake strict mortifications. He traveled to Egypt to convert ...

Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...

Jews were not the only ones affected by anti Semitism. In the nineteenth century not only they but Cristians, Catholics in partic...

In five pages this research paper discusses the Catholic Church's doctrinal differences between mortal sin thought and actions and...

political structure of the church which has been divinely inspired (Armstrong, 2002). The Authority of the Bishops in Catholici...

go around changing the rules because they dont suit you. Theres just sin" (Kowal, 1995, p. PG). It becomes quite apparent that i...

In six pages the corruption that existed in the Medieval Catholic Church as reflected in the text in the irony of the characters i...