As you all know this week is Catholic so it is fitting that I am here today to share with you about my Catholic education and time spent here at Mary Queen. Many people dread going to school. It seems as though school is always about the next class, the next day, the next test/quiz, and/or the next week. Yet, many people forget to just appreciate their education. Many of times, people are too stressed or focused on grades to just make memories and friendships that will last forever. Yet, what I just said is exactly l why I love my Catholic education at Mary Queen of Peace. My education has made me love school because I know that I will not only be challenged to learn about my faith and service, but I know that I will be surrounded by teachers …show more content…
Of course, faith is a huge part of our Catholic education. Mary Queen of Peace allows me to learn so much about my faith through Wednesday masses,Religion class, meetings with Father Aaron, and VBRD time. Wednesday masses are an especially special time for me because I get to not only pray and offer up all my stresses and worries to God, but I get to sit with my kindergarten buddy and form a special relationship with him. For me, as I go onto a Catholic high school, it is nice to know my faith has grown so much from my time here at Mary Queen. Knowledge, of course is something that is important at any school yet I feel as though Mary Queen gives you something special. My education at Mary Queen has been something so special that I am not sure I could have received anywhere else. I have learned from my time at Mary Queen to just give up all of your worries and stress to God and he can handle it. It is nice to know I can lean on Jesus and he will give me all the support I need. Through Mary Queen I found my love of Service. We have had many service day in which we can go out and help those in need. In 8th grade, especially you go to a certain site and serve there all day. Mary Queen gives many opportunities to serve in school and outside of school. I know that the knowledge, faith, and service I have learned from this school will carry me far through
Success in high school requires years of hard work and dedication to excellence. During her four years at Holy Trinity, Yasmeen Ettrick has proved herself to be a successful, and dedicated member of the Holy Trinity community. Yasmeen Ettrick
I have been to a few schools throughout my life and I feel I learned a lot down the road and I feel it made me a better person, a smarter person. When I was a kid I didn’t have my parents, they got pregnant at a young age and couldn’t keep me and my older brother so we split up. My parents ended up giving my brother to my grandmother when he was just a baby, and then I came along and my parents ended up getting a divorce so I went to live with my father first
I remember attending St. Mary’s open house when I was in fifth grade and instantly knew that it was something special. Unlike most people, I have the unique perspective of going to both a public school and a Catholic school. St. Mary is very different from my old school. Looking back at my time here, I realize that St.Mary is a much better fit for me. It is a better fit socially, academically, and spiritually.
When one thinks back to all the school years between kindergarten and high school, they will not remember the name of every teacher they have ever had without hard thought. There are always going to be the teachers that stood out from all the rest for one reason; they connected with their students. When asked about school, students will not reply with an undoubted love for all the time spent going through it. It is simply something we must all go through to get on with our lives and be an active member of society. I get the strangest looks from my peers when I say I like school. Now obviously, I have not loved every second spent behind a desk or all the time required to be spent with every teacher, but overall I do enjoy school because of the
What I like most about being a college student is all the people you get to meet. I have meet a lot of great people over the years that I will continue to be friends with after I graduate. Most of the professor’s that I have had really helped me to become the student I am today.
Fifth grade will go down in history as my worst year in school, but definitely the most beneficial. From sixth grade on, I receive nearly all A’s in my course. The occasional high B haunted me on rare occasions, but for the most part I worked to the best of my ability to achieve my goals. Throughout the years after middle school I began to realize that school was not what defined me. I had leaned so heavily on the praise I received from getting A’s that I began to think it was my doing and not the Lord’s. As a follower of Christ, I find that I cannot succeed in what God wants me to without utilizing the strength He has given me. When I do decide to walk a different path, I am constantly reminded of the incredibly weak and depressing sinner I am without Christ. While Mrs. Sera is the one who pushed me to want to reach my full academic potential, Christ is the One I utilize in achieving this. Of course there are days where I am tired, busy, and just plain lazy, but my God is stronger, more attentive, and more active than I will ever be. With a passion to become a fully-devoted Spirit-empowered Christ follower, I know that Christ can and will achieve the academic success He desires for
On Thursday May 7th Pope Francis and the Catholic Church had announced that they would forgive anyone how has had aborted. However still sticking to the belief that abortion is a sin Pope Francis and the Vatican bid on this to catch up with modern times. He would be sending out his Missionaries of mercy to pardon any women how have aborted a child. In addition to that he would also be reaching out to the doctors and the nurses who help perform abortions. Which will start in the so called Holy Year of Mercy which will be acknowledged on December 8, 2015 through November 20,215. However some think doing this would cause misperception among the Catholic community. But, others like Italy’s Cardinal Velasio de Paolis has said he’s the pope of mercy
Pope Francis ' speech to Congress on September 25th 2015 was remarkable in many ways. It was an historically significant because for the first time a Pope was invited to address the United States Congress. Pope Francis is the Vicar of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, a priest and a Bishop. When he stood before the assembly he was flanked by two prominent American Catholics, Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner. However, Pope Francis was not there to speak only to the Catholic members of the audience, his message was universal and encompassing for all. "I would like to dialogue with all of you." (Pope Francis, Speech to Congress). He defined pressing and dangerous issues for America and the world including
... a valuable experience from the burdens and bonds of tradition and responsibility, untimely the best memories a person can make. Not such bad things to take away from an undergraduate education is it?
I learned several things from the Catholic Intellectual Tradition that make Fr. Malloy’s statement true. One of these, is the affirmation of liberal learning by encouraging us to be intellectually curious and to be life long learners. I have applied this in my life, not only religiously, but also academically and emotionally. We are encouraged to keep on exploring and challenging ourselves and the society we pertain to; hence, simultaneously impacting our world through exploration and new challenges. This course helped me flourish spiritually, it definitely challenged my views on certain topics, and allowed me to understand others’ perspectives in a safe environment.
Let’s flash back in time to before our college days. Back to then we had lunch trays filled with rubbery chicken nuggets, stale pizza, and bags of chocolate milk. A backpack stacked with Lisa Frank note books, flexi rulers, and color changing pencils. The times where we thought we wouldn’t make it out alive, but we did. Through all the trials and tribulations school helped build who I am today and shaped my future. From basic functions all the way to life-long lessons that helped shape my character.
There are several different cultures in the world today. Each culture has its own different traditions and values. One of the world’s most popular cultural differences has to deal with religion. Religion is defined as “an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods” (Meriam). One popular religion is Roman Catholicism. Being a catholic means different things to different people but it usually revolves around one central theme; doing the right thing according to God. While I am not Catholic, I can certainly understand some of the values and beliefs they have.
Q.1 Today I will be talking a bit about myself. I am St Paul and is here today to tell you about the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. The Australian Catholic Youth Festival well known as the (ACYF) is basically a national gathering of many young beautiful Catholic people. It basically provides young people with opportunities to get their relationship with Jesus a lot deeper and teach them a lot more than they already know about him.
Through these fun and challenging times each one of us has built strong relationships. Whether it was with friends or a teacher, we have developed connections and memories that will be with us forever, even if we lose contact with those individuals. Some students have discovered they have a passion for writing through a creative writing class or want to have a career in business from taking Mr. Ide’s inspirational marketing classes. Others have participated in CLIP or summer school to catch up and make it possible for them to be here today. I went to Heights Elementary and have spent the last 12 years with the same group of people. Attending school with the people I’ve known since elementary and middle school, and making homecoming posters with them for four years in a row, has given me a chance to get to know the people around me better than I ever thought I would.
Having spent twelve years of my school life in just one small red brick building, the years tend to fade into each other. But the year I remember most clearly and significantly is my senior year of high school, where I finally began to appreciate what this institution offered to any student who stopped to look. Before, school had been a chore, many times I simply did not feel motivated toward a subject enough to do the homework well, and seeing the same familiar faces around ever since I was 5 years old grew very tiring soon enough. But I began to see things from a different angle once I became a senior.