Graduation Speech : Catholic School

My family is Catholic and raised me as Catholic. I have been in classes at my church since pre school and continued to be in them all the way through sophomore year. In Catholicism, teenagers who have had their first communion go through three years of middle school Faith Formation and two years of high school Faith Formation before they can be confirmed. Being confirmed means that you confirm that you want to be Catholic and that you believe without a parent or guardian making you.

In the year 63 B.C Augustus became the first emperor of Rome, after the assassination of his adoptive father Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. Augustus raised an army at the age of 19 to overthrow the tyrant leader Mark Antony, whom gained power of Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar. After overthrowing the tyrannical system, Augustus liberated his father, and was offered dictatorship by the people of Rome. Augustus rejected the title of dictator on more than one occasion; he instead titled himself princeps civitatis: the first among citizens. In his reign Augustus completed many building projects, including the repair and rebuilding of aqueducts, roads, and sewers that had been neglected over time. The expansion of the Roman Empire under Augustus was extensive, stretching from Egypt to Spain including

My parents have discovered a different religion since then, one even closer to God, and me not being religious drives a wedge between us. I believe that if I hadn’t gone to catholic school, there would be a possibility of me being religious, as I would have been taught a different mentality than Catholicism regarding religion.

at a Catholic school in a Cotton-growing town, the approach was one that took a majorly

My second observation was at Light of Christ Academy with Mr. Eckert. I observed his first period military history class for two days. This opportunity was my first time observing and being involved with junior high students. Without doubt, I enjoyed observing a junior high catholic school.

While I was brought up by a strict Christian mother, and still carry many of the values and beliefs from that religion, I have learnt from my father to me more of an omnist.

teaching about the love of God. Then on Monday, July 14, I went to the Bible school in Markham

As same like you, I grown up in Christianity with parents. Also I interested in other religions.

Within my own family, there were different doctrines. My great-grandmother was Pentecostal, my grandmother is a Baptist and my mother is an Atheist. While everyone seemed to have different belief systems, I participated in them all. I had to learn to adapt to each religious institution. In one church I was allowed to wear pants and women could also be pastors; whereas, in another, women could only wear full length dresses and were not allowed in the pulpit.

My saint joseph experience means education to me because I have learned so much from this school. I have to give a big thank you to mrs. king ms. walsh and mr. rice they have helped me so much this year. Mrs. King even took time out of her free time to tutor me.

I was born into a Hindu family in India. Religion has always been a big part of my life growing up, following various religious traditions and celebrating festivals. However, I do not believe that my partially religious upbringing has had an affect on me in the sense that I am a religious person today. I was never forced to abide by any rituals or practices and was always encouraged to explore and learn about different religions all over the world. Therefore, my views on religion as a whole are extremely open ended and are always open to deviate.

Even at an extremely young age I was always on the fence about what I truly believed in. There was never a religion forced down my throat, opening my mind to a lot

If you asked me eight years ago what my religion was I would probably stare blank at you in complete silence . I would end up saying that is am a catholics , why? Honestly because growing up we also went to the neighbor hood church so I was raised off Catholicism but I have my doubt's.

Growing up on the border of Newark and East Orange has placed me in a melting pot of different cultures and religions. Raised as a Catholic I have only been taught about the teachings of the Bible, and what my family members have learned about it. My grandmother has always been the religious example in my household when it came to spreading the Catholic faith. During the early years of my life all I’ve known was the Catholic religion.

Growing up, my parents taught me the basic of Roman Catholicism because it was the right thing to do according to our ancestors. We weren 't religious, but rather lived by a good moral code and felt spiritual in our family. Church and