St. Anthony Papers

Giovanni Bernardone, more widely known as Francis of Assisi, was a Catholic friar that founded the Franciscan Order in the early thirteenth century. The Franciscan Order, under the spiritual guidance and teachings of Francis and his disciples, became one of the largest sects of the Catholic church today. Francis’ teachings brought about a reform in the Catholic church that changed ideas on grace and salvation of the Christian

Antonio ponders whether there is a god and considers the ideas of spin and salvation. Rudolfo Anaya (1994) noticed that, “Ay, how true,” my mother said and clutched me tightly, “and what a sin it is for a boy to grow into a man” (Rodolfo Anaya, 1994, p.31). This supports the idea that Antonio's mother wants him to become a priest because his mother is a devout Catholic woman and wants his son to be saved by the gods of the religion. In chapter Catorce, it talks about how Anthony lost his innocence and approach to maturity. According to the author, Rodolfo Anaya, “And I remember my dream, and said that he would not enter the house of a naked woman, until I lost my innocence” (Rodolfo Anaya, 1994, p.31).

Anthony had been moderately rejecting his status as a wealthy elite before his parents’ death, it was not until they died that St. Anthony could begin his internal metamorphosis into asceticism. His parents’ death represents a “marker event” in his life, which Searle argues is important as they represent symbols that we associate with crises. It is important to note that for Searle, a crisis is an all-encompassing event that is thrust upon you, and changes your whole life. Given that one cannot choose when there is a crisis in their life, marker events represent points of symbolic significance which one can later associate with the beginning of a crisis, and the subsequent conversion journey that follows. While there were a confluence of factors that lead to St. Anthony beginning his journey into asceticism, his parents’ death will always represent an important marker event in his conversion

St. Ignatius of Antioch understood the Christian faith to be objective and sensible, stating that Christianity is fundamentally a religion based in historic, tangible realties . He was adamant to the fact that Jesus Christ was a real human with real flesh; he encountered real suffering and died a truly human death. Ignatius saw Christian faith and the person of Jesus Christ in such a way that it put him at odds with the Gnostics, who held to a Docetic Christology that was circulating widely among the Church. For Ignatius, this was a serious issue that needed to be addressed due to the purity of the faith and the truth it held. At stake was the validity of the incarnation, suffering, death, and resurrection of the person of Jesus Christ. If this is not real or true, Ignatius believed that man

Sts. Lucy, Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony Abbot, and Christopher with the Christ Child shows a characterization of the saints that can be deemed lively and personable. Each saint is depicted according to their own personalities. This can be especially seen through the individualization of Saint Catherine, who stands on a wheel, which is the symbol of her martyrdom, or through Saint Christopher 's walking stance, as he is the patron saint of travelers.6

My location that I chose was St Elmo, an abandoned town. It was abandoned for the mining use of it. The mines in the town as people say; it “dried up.” So now the town is classified as an abandoned town. The town of St elmo had a fire; the fire wipe out a few buildings. Since the town itself is a tourist attraction some locals who apparently still live in the town rebuilt some structures. The townspeople rebuilt the general store and one other building. The town has a few advantages for taking refuge there. Position of where the town is located makes it the perfect seclusion. There won’t be a lot of raids from well of course raiders. If an raider does come the people and the top 12 council members may hide in the mines. Whether of this location

She teaches him that the philosophical questions cannot be answered by one religion. The secondary theme in this novel is the influence of culture in one’s identity. When we are first introduced to Antonio, he is extremely curious and expects to find the answer to all of his questions with one religion. He mostly expects his Catholic religion to answer all his questions because an abundance of people have told Tony that after his first Communion, everything will make sense. However, after his first Communion, nothing happened, “A thousand questions pushed through my mind, but the Voice within me did not answer.

Saint Sebastian is the Patron of Saint of three things. Those three things are soldiers, athletes and those who desire a saintly death. However, in Saint Sebastian’s lifespan he shows multiple Gifts of the Holy Spirit, why he is a saint, and why he is chose to be my patron saint for my Confirmation. But, to know why he shows multiple Gifts of the Holy Spirit, why he is a saint and chosen to be the patron saint for my confirmation’ we would need the history of Saint Sebastian first.

Saint Peter was born in Bethsaida Gaulanitis, Syria Roman Empire at around 1 AD. Peter’s feast day is on the twenty ninth of June. Bethsaida Gaulanitis was near where the Jordan River enters the Sea of Gennesaret. This place was abandoned at around 65 AD. Peter’s original name appointed to him by his parents was Simon, it became Peter when Jesus changed his name. His father’s name was Jonah. Jonah was a physically strong individual, hence he became a fisherman. Peter deeply followed in his father’s footsteps. His mother’s name was Perpetua. Not much is known about her. Peter also had a brother named, Andrew. Andrew was another one of Jesus’s twelve disciples. Peter did not go to school, he was just taught by his father in the trade of fishing

The image of St. Nicholas has been distorted throughout time and it is important to determine who St. Nicholas really was to best understand his current personification. Many of the realities of St. Nicholas’ story have been twisted by stories that make learning about St. Nicholas difficult. Though his real life is often overlooked and forgotten because of his personification as Santa Claus today he still led an important and honorable life. The historically accurate story of St. Nicholas is very important because it greatly affected the culture. St. Nicholas’ real story can be best seen by examining his young life, and memorable works during his time as a Bishop.

Anthony’s personal experiences inspired her to fight for change. Anthony was originally passionate about freedom for slaves, while fighting for that passion she also discovered that she was passionate about temperance and women’s

Saint Bonaventure was born in Umbria, Italy to parents Giovanni di Fidanza who was a physician and Maria Ritella, he was an Italian medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher, and there is not a lot of information about his childhood. He fell ill while he was young and was saved from death by the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi. He was born as Giovanni di Fidanza just like his father but later on be canonized by Pope Sixtus IV. He would be also later on declared a Doctor of the church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V.

According to historian Sophronius Clasen, Anthony preached the grandeur of Christianity. His method included allegory and symbolical explanation of Scripture. In 1226, after attending the General Chapter of his order held at Arles, France, and preaching in the French region of Provence, Anthony returned to Italy and was appointed provincial superior of northern

The life of Saint Anthony was vividly pictured in the narration of his life by no other person than St. Athanasius. In St. Athanasius’ description of St. Anthony, he explored all areas where St. Anthony was modeled as a saint. In light of this, the thesis for this essay states that classical genres to which St. Athanasius modelled the Life of St. Anthony is autobiography/biography, mythology and adventures.

In “The Life & Times of St. Francis,” St. Francis was born in Assisi and was raised in a church going family. In his younger years, he enlisted into the military until he eventually came back to the church. He dedicated his life to Christ and the church in 1207 and ultimately became a friar, a deacon, and a preacher in his adult years. St. Francis believed in the gospel and worshipping God. In 1210, he was the founder of the Franciscan movement which was made up of orders about the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder, associates, and followers. Moving forward to 1212, St. Francis dedicated his life to preaching and