ics and values. The church also has a positive influence on the community. It seems to bring them closer together and endow them with a unified purpose, not to mention encourage humility and charity among its members. Perhaps the strongest impact of the Church is the moral order it achieves. It supplies the people of St. Henry with a set of concrete rules and principles and enforces them not with violence or punishment, but with a notion that there will be divine repercussions to those who are insubordinate. The Catholic Church is a blessing to Florentine as well as society in that it gives them hope, humility and peace of mind.
             Although in 'Angela's Ashes' Frank doesn't share the same enthusiasm towards the Catholic church it nonetheless has a positive impact on his life. Like Florentine he found refuge within the walls of the church, often talking to St. Francis when he was ill at
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