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In our sociology class, Social Problems, we learned about poverty. Poverty is described as lacking the economic resources to live at an adequate standard of living. Lourdes grew up in an impoverished family. They struggled to find food and clothing. She didn’t want her children to grow up the same way so she left them to earn money for them. Unfortunately, her children still struggled with poverty, especially her son Enrique. He was forced to work at a very young age and was only economically secure for a short time with his

Life in Europe during the 1500’s and 1600’s was full of reformation, wars of religion, and exploration of new places and ideas. The poor were greatly affected during this time. They were part of the church reformation when Martin Luther separated from Catholic Christendom and created his own church. In religious wars, like the Thirty Years’ War, the poor were usually the people fighting which had a tremendous impact on their lives and families. With the growth of exploration, the poor moved around which affected their community. The attitudes and responses towards the poor in Europe between 1450 and 1700 included that they were undeserving and lazy; they needed help, should be put to work, and should be given help.

(d-11) He notes that the poor often talk about how accustomed they were to that lifestyle in that they can be independent and sleep where wherever they want because they have no worries. This view of the poor can be debated because during the mid-1500s, a peasant revolt occurred and was violently suppressed when Martin Luther expressed his distain for the stupid peasants and their misinterpretation of his teachings. In 1625, cardinal Richelieu suggested that people should give discerningly to the poor because the vagabonds were taking advantage of the situation and were being helped out by the kindhearted. (d-8)

Poor treatment toward the lower class, depicts classism. The poor were stripped of what little money they had, from the upper class. Such is supported by document 1, where it states, "Why does not the Pope, whose wealth is today greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build this one basilica of St. Peter with his own money rather than with the money of

Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi, Italy in 1181. His mother named him Giovanni after John the Baptist, but his father did not want his child to be a ‘Man of God’

“Moreover, he did not even keep his drawers, but stripped himself stark naked before all the bystanders.” This quote does not sound like the description of a typical Saint, but Francis of Assisi was certainly not a typical Saint. His devotion to Jesus Christ was unmatched as he dedicated his life to authentically follow the ways of his Savior. Initially, Francis’ undertaking of replicating the life of Jesus over a millennium removed from his time on Earth was not taken well by Italian society and many considered him to be a madman. His love for lepers and for the lowest of the low was appalling to many at the time. Ironically, his devoutness to Christianity was most threatening to the institution of the Church itself. His staunch stance against

Poverty has many negative effects on many people. In this paper I will be focusing on how poverty effects a person’s faith. Will this person’s life values and meanings become more centered on wealth, power, and materialism? I will view how this is sometimes the case in popular culture, sociological studies, and even my own life.

The original sin created a distance which forced God to come down to the uplift creation and man to His original plan. His coming down was to uplift creation and man confers St. Thomas Aquinas meritorious act of salvation, it brought man back to his relationship which was broken between God, creation, and man. The Church continues the work of Christ, as the visible and active symbol and must witness Christ to the situation where poor can be seen as incompleteness, imperfection, being despised. As Christ Came to save man from the slavery of sin, the Church should be aware to liberate man in soul and body. The poor as the image of Christ, it is where that the Church takes her role to preach and emphasize the value of the human person who was

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.

St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in a state of immense emotional suffering.

Saint Francis of Assisi had a great childhood, but as he got older his father began to beat him. He lived the life of luxury, and was the the son of a very rich cloth merchant. He was born in Circa, Italy in 1181. He abandoned the life of luxury, for a life devoted to Christianity, and God. He was very devoted into living in poverty, and he rebuilt the Christian church. He is the patron Saint of ecology and animals. He wanted to go to the Christian church reportedly after hearing God’s voice. He insisted that this was his calling and his adulthood confirmed it.

Francis of Assisi was a poor man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit and without a mite of self-importance. Francis was famous for his love of all creation. He called for simplicity of life, poverty, and humility before God. He worked to care for the poor. Thousands were drawn to his sincerity, piety, and joy. In all his actions, Francis sought to follow fully and literally the way of life demonstrated by Christ in the Gospels. My report is going to discuss the life and contributions of St. Francis of Assisi.

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

people of God: “Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of

Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, was one of the greatest philosophers of the roman period. He was raised in a religiously divided home, but through time he found his own truth. He was always an excellent student. He fully mastered the Latin language, however, he never did well with Greek. Saint Augustine was also a man who had a way with words. After his teenage rebellious stage, he found an unorthodox religious group that he decided to become involved with for a while. He traveled the area and ended up staying in Milan for a while. This is where he met Bishop Ambrose and began to listen to his teachings. This caused for Augustine think about his life and ultimately converted him to Christianity. After converting, he wrote books such as: Confessions, The City of God, and De Doctrinia (On Christian Doctrine), along with many others. Saint Augustine was and still is a great Christian influence in the world today.