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Essay on Catherine McCauley Catherine McCauley, born in 1778, was an Irish nun who was the sole founder of the Sisters of Mercy in the year 1831. Daughter to James and Elinor McCauley, Catherine is a leader and a sign of inspiration for many of the youth nowadays. McCauley had a number of significant impacts on the church, such as when she founded the Sisters of Mercy, (Catherine McCauley timeline, 2014) group or when she opened the first house of mercy. This assignment is going to prove how Catherine McCauley was an inspirational religious figure who caused many youth to go into the catholic faith. Catherine McCauley was born in Ireland during a time where being a catholic was considered to be “vulgar” (http://www.sistersofmercy.org). The lack of priests and catholic churches where she grew up was astounding and McCauley believed that there were changes which needed to be made. During her teenage years, both of her parents died, which was a major hardship Catherine had to overcome to become the inspirational leader she …show more content…
ended up as. She ended up seeing the lack of priests and churches as an opportunity and decided to pursue a dream of helping the less fortunate into expanding their religious knowledge and if needed, helping the sick or weak. Using an inherited fortune, she set up a house called, “House of Mercy”, which was the beginning of the Sisters of Mercy which was later developed on the 12th December, 2011. The Sisters of Mercy institute would help those (mainly women and children) too sick to help themselves or those with a lack of education in many fields. When both of Catherine’s parents died, Catherine almost gave up, but she was inspired to make an impact on the lives of the youth and that’s exactly what she did. McCauley ended up responding profoundly to her calling, always having the needs and thoughts of the faithful in mind. As she began to become more and more aware of her surroundings, or lack of, she knew that there were changes needing to be made. So she devised a plan to help those in need of education, by opening up the Sisters of Mercy, a religious institute for young girls, as she was trying to educate them in the ways of the Lord. Catherine felt that this was her calling, and she was meant to do this for herself, and those around her. Catherine McCauley was the main founder of the Sisters of Mercy; which was also a charitable operation, meaning that the only thing McCauley got in profit was the thanks of her students. McCauley set up a very successful operation when she founded the Sisters of Mercy, as the charitable group still runs successfully and performs acts of kindness to this day. Catherine McCauley left behind a strong and definitive legacy, as her works are still seen today in an urban world, with the Sisters of Mercy being a successful operation with 10,000 members worldwide (http://en.wikipedia.org).
Currently the Sisters of Mercy group specialize in serving people who suffer from poverty, sickness and lack of education; usually women and children. The legacy McCauley left behind was to always be a selfless person, no matter how bad off you are, there are always others who could use help. McCauley’s statement, “The comfort comes soon after a well-received trial.” from a letter to Frances Warde, states her beliefs on what she was doing and how she was going about the issues in which the Sisters of Mercy dealt with. The institute has set up multiple locations in Australia, in Brisbane, Sydney and Parramatta, all of which attempt to reach out to women and youth and further educate them in the callings of that of the
Lord. Reinstating the fact that the lack of churches or religious figures where Catherine grew up inspired her to give back and not just take. McCauley was most definitely a selfless person when it came to others, as she proved with the institute of the Sisters of Mercy. Catherine McCauley’s actions and virtues were most definitely something to aspire to in all aspects and she is most deserving of the title, “an inspirational religious figure.”
...reat catholic and public schools. Mary MacKillop has done so much for this country and for the education of young children that there are now many catholic schools named after her all over Australia. Her continuous faith in God gave a great example to people everywhere and many people have learned
Catherine McAuley (29 September 1778 – 11 November 1841) was an Irish nun who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The Sisters of Mercy follow a tradition of educating Catholics in schools. This essay will give a brief overview of the life of Catherine McAuley, her achievements and how she responded to the needs of the faithful.
August is the eldest Boatwright sister, and she is the most successful at dealing with grief. She experienced the suicides of two sisters, but she managed to retain her optimism and perspective, unlike June or May. One way August relinquishes grief is through religion. She is the leader of a group called the Daughters of Mary – a group of African-American women who worship Our Lady of Chains. August “manifests the Madonna’s wisdom and protection, balancing out June’s excessive intellectual qualities and May’s excessive emotional qualitie...
Anne Hutchinson was born Anne Marbury in Alford, England, in 1591. Anne's father was a deacon at Christ Church, Cambridge. Francis Marbury spoke out earnestly about his convictions that many of the ordained ministers in the Church of England were unfit to guide people's souls. For this act of defiance, he was put in jail for one year. Undaunted, Francis Marbury continued to voice his radical opinions, including that many ministers were appointed haphazardly by high church officials to preach in any manner they wanted. Eventually, Anne's father did restrain his verbal attacks on the Church of England, choosing conformity with an imperfect church over constant arrests and inquisitions. (D. Crawford, Four Women in a Violent Time, pps. 11-15.) Being educated at home, Anne read many of her father's books on theology and religion. Much of Anne's later independence and willingness to speak out was due to her father's example. Anne admired her father for his defiance of traditional church principles. She was always fascinated with theological questions such as the fate of the Indians who had no knowledge of Jesus Christ or salvation. Her childhood was a definite factor in the development of the strong, self-assured woman she grew up to be.
Elizabeth Catlett is widely known for her politically charged print and sculptural work during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Catlett is both a sculptor and printmaker and was born in Washington D.C in 1915. She obtained an undergraduate degree in design, printmaking, and drawing at Howard University followed by a Master’s degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa in 1940. Catlett studied sculpture and painting along with Grant Wood; upon graduating she became the first student to receive a degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa. After leaving Iowa, Catlett moved to New Orleans and became chair of the Art Department at Dillard University in 1940. Then she continues her postgraduate studies in ceramics at the University of Chicago in 1941. By 1944, she had married and relocated to Harlem where she taught dressmaking and sculpture. In 1945, Catlett applied for and received the Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant. After her successful completion of a series of prints paintings and sculptures, she was able to renew this grant, which allowed her to continue her work in Mexico City. While in Mexico City, she continued her studies in painting, sculpture, and lithography and eventually worked with the People’s Graphic Arts Workshop; which was a group of printmakers who created art to promote social change. Eventually she settled in Mexico as a permanent resident where she taught sculpture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City until she retired in 1975.
Billy Graham once said, "The one badge of Christian discipleship is not orthodoxy but love." By this definition, June Callwood, a social activist and journalist, displays true discipleship through her work of bringing awareness to groups often discriminated against. June loved everybody equally and realized that gender, age, pecuniary possessions, or race do not define a person's worth. In other words, June Callwood is a disciple because she worked towards making a better world where the rights of every human are respected.
At the start of Elizabeth’s reign she began by making selections for her council. In her predecessor’s, Queen Mary’s, council was all staunch Catholics because Mary wanted all o...
During a time of conflicting warfare, a person’s social position and temperament play a significant role in the ideals of society. A Tale of Two Cities manifests society’s response to the French Revolution. Times like this result in two options, either to keep moving on with life, or give in to the vengeance. Charles Dickens portrays both sides of humanity through his characterization. Madame Defarge is the most prominent character that represents the inability to resist violence during the Revolution. In Madame Defarge’s quest for revenge, her continuous knitting and dominance prompt her character development, establishing her character as the antagonist.
Nancy Randolph Pearcey, proclaimed as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual", was born in 1952. Nancy met her now husband, Richard Pearcey, in Switzerland. Several years after meeting they married and now have two sons. She is a former agnostic and an American evangelical author on the Christian worldview. Pearcey earned a BA from Iowa State University and an MA in Biblical Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. She also studied philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, Canada and received an honorary doctoral degree from Philadelphia Biblical University. She has written three books: Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes, Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning, and Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity. This last work was the winner of the 2005 ECPA Gold Medallion Award for best book on Christianity and Society. Pearcey is also the coauthor of four other books: The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy, coauthored by Charles B. Thaxton, How Now Shall We Live? coauthored by Harold Fickett and Charles Colson, A Dance With Deception: Revealing the Truth Behind the Headlines, and A Dangerous Grace: Daily Readings, both coauthored by Charles Colson. Pearcey is currently the editor-at-large of The Pearcey Report, a fellow at the Discovery Institute, and a scholar-in-residence and professor at Houston Baptist University. She previously worked as the Francis A. Shaeffer Scholar at the World Journalism Institute and as professor of worldview
During the reign of Peter the Great, Russia was reformed socially and politically. He brought Russia into the international scene and attempted to incorporate European culture into Russian society. Due to his legacy, Catherine the Great idolized Peter and tried to include his image into her reign. Catherine ruled as Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796 and many reforms, including the Instruction, were carried out. Since the Russian legal code remained unchanged from 1649 onward, Catherine decided to create her Instruction in 1767 to deal with various issues surrounding Russian society. One of the issues was the Russian economy, which stood in poor shape during her reign. Therefore, Catherine the Great created The Instruction in order to revise
Mary Rowlandson’s memoir The Sovereignty and Goodness of God was indeed a compelling, thorough and praise worthy piece of literature. Rowlandson, not only recollected a chapter of her life, she delivered a solid visual of the circumstances during Metacom’s War. Rowlandson being a minister’s wife, a Puritan and pious women, gives us her journey with the Indians. Without any hesitation she narrates the journey she experienced and in the following essay, I will be discussing portions of her journey, and the significance of religion in her life.
In the early stages of Catherine's life the surfacing modern age was bringing with it social turmoil which spread throughout Europe (Giordani 3). During Catherine's lifetime, according to Mary Ann Sullivan in her essay “St. Catherine of Siena,” the center of Catholic rule fluctuated between Rome and Avignon and contributed to a schism between popes in Italy and France (1). Catherine was born 23rd in a line of 25 children and, according to Sullivan “even at a young age, [she] sensed the troubled society around her and wanted to help” (1). While her parents were not exceptionally religious, St. Catherine's biographer Blessed Raymond of Capua discusses Catherine's early zeal for Catholic practices: “When she was about five she learned the Hail Mary, and repeated it over and over again as often as she could…she was inspired by heaven to address the Blessed Virgin in this way whenever she went up and down stairs, stopping to kneel on each step as she did so” (24). Her devotion to the Virgin Mary would become especially important in a vision she had around this time while walking with her brother to visit one of her sisters.
Colleen Hoover started writing and making a big impact on people's lives at the age of 31, Macbeth killed a lot of people because he was determined to become and stay king until he died. Both Colleen Hoover and Macbeth are great examples of leaders. Colleen impacted small writers and many people's lives while Macbeth was determined to stay king. Let’s begin by learning about Colleen Hoover and how she is a good leader before we learn about Macbeth. A basic point in my essay was how Colleen Hoover changed many people's lives.
Reduce Greed! All the problems will be solved, Retail Therapy. This is the attitude that author Catherine Deveny, was addressing in her article “Spend, spend, spend. Its no way to happiness” Deveny employs conventions such as repetition, metaphors, rhetorical questions and personal anecdotes to persuade the reader that consumerism is destructive to our lives.
“Today I appeal to the whole Church community to be willing to foster feminine participation in every way in its internal life. This is certainly not a new commitment, since it is inspired by the example of Christ himself….nevertheless, he also involved women in the cause of his kingdom; indeed he wanted them to be the first witnesses and heralds of his resurrection. In fact, there are many women who have distinguished themselves in the Church’s history by their holiness and hardworking ingenuity.”