Essays on Catholic Church

In Dr. Massimo Faggioli’s lecture, he described the recent history of the Catholic Church and the issues that it has faced. He addressed the issue of how Catholics perceive their position and function in relation to the state and politics in general. This was a...

Relationships with the papacy remained strained, despite outlining that being co-leaders of the reformation, Philip and papacy should have been natural allies. Nevertheless, interests of the papacy, Italy and the Spaniards did not align despite the assumption this would be the case therefore threatening the...

It is quite obvious that not only good people die young because for that to be accurate, all young people have to be good and living longer implies a person is bad. The song “Only The Good Die Young” by Billy Joel is often misinterpreted...

Pope Saint John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;[a] Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa];[b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City...

The biggest of the Christian categories is the Roman Catholic Church. As an organization it has existed following the first century AD, however its structure, degree, and teachings have been altogether adjusted throughout the hundreds of years. The home office of the congregation is Vatican...

I live in Charlotte North Carolina, in mecklenburg county. Growing up I was never taught the history of charlotte or even mecklenburg county, so I had to take matters into my own hands. While researching influential people from mecklenburg county I stumbled across the Brevard...

The Prince by Machiavelli is one of the most influential treatises in human history, conceived by Italian political theorist and diplomat, Niccolo Machiavelli. The Prince is often regarded as one of the first true examples of modern philosophy, most notably, political philosophy, and Machiavelli addressed...

Mary, Mother of God That Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and named as the “Mother of God” or in greek term “Theotokos” or “Birthgiver of God”. According to what I’ve researched in the internet, Mary’s divine motherhood was proclaimed at the...

What is the main cause of this things? The Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte was a big question nowadays. When he first said hat ‘’God is stupid”. All of us already know that this is wasn’t true about God. Duterte has a reason why those words...

The article is about CBCP or Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines criticized President Duterte through a pulpit or a sermon (Deiparene, 2018). He told CBCP not to use a sermon to hit his policies (Deiparene, 2018). According to presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr., the...

While growing up, my family never practiced any religion or even thought of there being a higher power, so when given this assignment I didn’t know how to feel about it. But whilst talking to a relative about this assignment, I came to the realization...

Various images of the Church aid people to comprehend why and how God perceives the Church. We also have the images of the Church in order to find out what His church should be doing.“The Bible—both the Old and New Testaments—offers several other images of...

Martin Luther Martin Luther was the main figure who sparked a movement countering the increasing corrupt Catholic Church. While he did institute sweeping and irreversible changes across the world, Luther also wanted to keep some continuity. He condemned old practices, such as the selling of...

Priesthood The life of a priest is unique and challenging. Becoming a Catholic priest is not for everyone. The job of priest requires someone committed to the Catholic faith. A priest must know all about the Catholic religion, and he must serve as a model...

During her childhood, Bernadette lived in Lourdes, France. She was the oldest of her eight siblings. Two days after she was born, Bernadette was baptized at St. Pierre’s Church. Bernadette had terrible asthma as a child. As a result, she lived the duration of her...

Like you I believe in this mystical supernatural being called God. According to the Bible: God is glorious, infinite, without beginning or end or any limitation at all. He is self-existent, not dependent on anyone for anything. He is consistent and unchanging. He is unconditional...

From the document Towards a True Sexual Liberation, we can see further and detailed insights as to current society’s perspective of sexual activity and what it truly means in the Catholic’s view. It is a prevailing trend in today’s society to experience sex before marriage...

Depicted in Pierre Auguste Cot’s most notorious painting, All Souls’ Day at the Camposanto, Pisa, a woman and her two children mourn the death of her husband/their father. Painted in 1872, All Souls’ Day at the Camposanto, Pisa emphasizes the Catholic church, and the role...

Why does President Duterte Tirades against the Priest and Catholic’s? what’s his reason?. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is known as the president we’ve elected last 2 years and until now he is still our president of this country. We are glad that he is our president...