World religions

I find DeLuback's view on the salvation and the world religions disturbing. Having taken the intro to world religion class last semester I find his view strange. I can see why he thinks the way he does but I don't agree. I believe that all religion is based in some part on community and the well being of others not just on the self. I think that each world religion old or new is related to each other in some way. This makes the world united in one big community and the well being of this so called community must be preserved through some means. Looking at it from De Luback's point of view makes me worried that the world will never be at peace over the pity differences individuals see in their religions. People should wake up and see that we are all connected in spirit and life. What we do today affects those who are born tomorrow so wouldn't every one want their children to live in peace with themselves and their community.

CAMP

My first service learning experience with camp was this past weekend. I enjoyed myself and enjoyed interactions with the kids. For this event we visited the San Antonio Zoo and went through all the exhibits that were wheel chair accessible and even a few that were not. The kids all seemed to enjoy there selves and I got along with the consolers and other volunteers. This experience was not all that new to me. I have a mentally disabled cousin and we love to go shopping and hang out when we can. Some people think that these kids who are in will chairs, are slow or just not completely their are stupid and should be looked at as worthless. At least that is the attitude I have seen some people pay to my cousin. I simply see a person who may be a little different from me but is just as important.

I would recommend CAMP to any one who enjoys hanging out and having fun with teens, young children and adults.

Repentance

Repentance Is Quite Different from Regret

Repentance is quite different from regret.

One can feel regret for many years,

Singing the same song to the same tears,

Having just the grace not to forget.

However, to repent must mean to change.

After the regret must come the will,

So passionate it does all yearning fill,

Having rendered every passion strange.

Actions only can forgiveness gain.

No thought can penetrate the hardened skin

And touch the gentle paradise within.

Hearts can not feel joy but after pain.

By Nicholas Gordon


This poem speaks to me of joy and change.

Cathedrals

I find it very interesting that the idea of the unity of being a group under God was the idea of the Jews. This just goes to show how in some way all religions are connected to one another. I love old gothic Cathedrals and stain glass windows. The beauty in them is remarkable, I imagine all the work that went in them to make them and I know I would not have the patience to do stain glass.

Catholicism

While searching for religious information on Catholicism I found this helpful information.

Catholicism 101
From Jessica Steinmetz,Your Guide to Christianity - Catholicism

1. Basic Catholicism:
Roman Catholicism is a religious denomination of Christianity. The name "the catholic church" started in the year 107 AD when Ignatius of Antioch used the title to describe Jesus's church. The term was old even then so it was probably known in the apostle's time. What is Catholicism?

2. Holy Days of Obligation:
In Roman Catholicism, Holy Days of Obligation are the days other than Sundays when Catholics are obligated to attend Mass. Holy Days of Obligation

3. Basic Beliefs:
The basic beliefs of the Catholic Church are found in the Nicene Creed, the Catholic catechism, The Bible, and the Ten Commandments. Catholic Beliefs

4. Jesus Christ Basics:
Catholicism does believe in Jesus Christ. Most of Catholicism centers around the existence of Jesus Christ and the grace He gives us. Beliefs in Jesus Christ

5. Practicing Catholics Basics:
A practicing Catholic is not a perfect person. They are people who seek the truth and believe in the teachings of Catholicism. They follow the precepts of the Catholic Church. 5 Ways to Know You're a Practicing Catholic

6. Converting to Catholicism:
Almost anyone can convert to Catholicism if they want to become Catholic. There are some steps you can do%

Theology

I wanted to know more about Theology so I ran a search on the net and I found the following information on Wikipedia.


Theology (Greek θεος, theos, "God", + λογος, logos, "word" or "reason") is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. Theologians attempt to use rational analysis and argument to discuss, interpret, and teach on any of a myriad a religious topics. Theology might be undertaken simply to help the theologian understand more truly his or her own religious tradition or another religious tradition, or to facilitate comparisons between traditions, or with a view to the preservation or reform of a particular tradition, or to assist in the propagation of a tradition, or to apply the resources of a tradition to some present situation or need, or for a variety of other reasons.


The word 'theology' has classical Greek origins, but was slowly given new senses when it was taken up in both Greek and Latin forms by Christian authors. It is the subsequent history of the term in Christian contexts, particularly in the Latin West, that lies behind most contemporary usage, but the term can now be used to speak of reasoned discourse within and about a variety of different religious traditions. Various aspects both of the process by which the discipline of ‘theology’ emerges in Christianity and the process by which this now Christian term is extended to other religions are highly controversial. Christianan theology practices theology from a Christian viewpoint or studies Christianity theologically. Given the overwhelming influence exercised by Christianity, especially in pre-modern Europe, Christian theolo