Los Reyes Magos Los Reyes Magos is the third of the three Christmas-time celebrations. The first is Los Pasados, which is a twelve-day celebration from December 12 to the 24. Following Los Pasados is of course, Christmas. After Christmas is Los Reyes Magos. Los Reyes Magos is a Latin American, ...

\"Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...\" Matthew 28: 19-20 Many of the sacraments that are celebrated today involve the use of oil. Baptism and confirmation are the two principle sacraments involving...

Jesus Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church early in the first century A.D. The basic organization of the Church was also put in place during this time, but the organization is something that has evolved, and continues to evolve, throughout the past two thousand years. Yet to say that the Roman...

Christianity is a fascinating world religion that grows in importance everyday. There are many things about this faith that interests people around the world. For example, the history, philosophy and its relevance in today's society makes the religion fascinating. When did this interesting beli...

History and Symbolism of the Celtic Cross There are many variations of the legends about the Celtic Cross. In modern times the ringed cross is sometimes a symbol of faith or to show ones Irish, Scottish or Welsh identity. An Irish Catholic priest might tell you that the circle on a Celtic ...

(A cult in the webster's is defined as," a system of religious worship, especially with the reference to it's rites and ceremonies".) The word cult comes from the Latin word cultus, which means "worship". "In this sense the cultic act is an act of worship, involving external rites and ceremonies a...

The story ¡§A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings¡ is full of symbols that carry the real theme of the story. First, the appearance of the angel was old, with bad smell and parasite grown on the huge buzzard wings. The wings were dirty and half-plucked, and were forever entangled in the m...

Believe in Nothing The depiction of Jesus we see all around us. We see him in books, we see him in churches. We see him on the internet, we see him on television. We see what is an assumption of Jesus' appearance. One man made a guess of what Jesus looks like based on the appearance of an averag...

II n t r o d u c t i o nOn June 3rd 1989 over one hundred thousand pro-democracy protesters demonstrated within Tian'an Men Square, China. The Communist Government, under control of the Premier Li Peng, declared marshal law and the People's Republic Army marched with guns and tanks over the sprits...

Is the war against terrorism in Iraq necessary and are we fighting for a true cause? For many years several people have argued about the moral reality of war and if it is right or wrong. One possible basis for this position is that war occurs between nations and morality is normally considere...

THE BOOK OF REVELATION Composition 1 The date CONTENTS PREFACE, OR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii INTRODUCTION n I. General Information About Revelations II. The Rapture III. The Seal Judgments IV. The Trumpet Judgments V. The Bowl or Woe Judgments VI. ......................................

Eusebius of Caesarea: An Historian Mary Bivins THE 334 08 September 1999 Eusebius of Caesarea is considered by many authorities to be the first church historian . His life would span from 265 -–330 AD. Some claim that this is an estimated date, based on ...

Footsteps of Christ Houston 1 " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." These are words spoken by Jesus Christ according to the Book Of J...

Conversations about the differences and similarities between Fundamentalist and Catholic beliefs usually end up being more like heated debates than conversations. A major difference between the Catholic and the Fundamentalist is how they see the Bible. The source of the Fundamentalists' faith is the...

The altar panel of St. Clare in Assisi One painting is often reproduced in practically all guidebooks of any language on Assisi – one that little attention has been paid, and is usually outshadowed by the San Damiano Cross. It is the altar panel on the right transept of the Basilica of St...

Margaret of Oingt was one of the many women living during the Middle Ages who turned to mysticism to become closer to God. Mysticism, unlike scholasticism, takes a direct approach to God using sensory perception, not reason. For this purpose, it allowed women to identify with God on a very person...

Commentary: Alma 13IntroductionNearly two years ago today marked a monumental day in my life. Up until that crucial moment, I read the Book of Mormon as if it were a novel. The spirit testified as I read, but an in depth analysis of the sacred writings I had previously skimmed through never took ...