The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

All of Creation was made to give glory to God. This means that in doing what God created us to do, we can fully give glory to him. Now the question arises, what did God create us all to do? Some believe that fulfilling our lives and being happy is all we need to do, however this is not the case. In everything we do, we must do it in God's name. We must live life so that we may worship him.
We may do this by living a life like Christ did. Christ did everything for the glory of God as the Son of God.

Martyrs in Christianity: The Bravest of Christians

The Martyrs throughout the Church's history have been some of the bravest Christians to ever become members of Christianity. They were willing to give their life to hold up the faith and teachings that they believed and give glory to God in doing so. Just think about if you were faith with death to uphold your belief or to live by denying your faith. This decision is one of the hardest ones to make.

Even some of these martyrs are chosen to be beatified and canonized as saints. These select few of martyrs were steadfast in their defense of the Church's belief and teachings that they would give their life to preserve, and also had lived a life modeled after Christ up to their death.

The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive

How can we all achieve man fully alive? This has been too many times the topic of debate in my theology class. There have been many points to suggest how a man can be fully alive including doing what one loves to do and fulfilling the role that they believe to be given. While some of these arguments seem to be convincing enough, none are the true way to achieve man fully alive.

Through reasoning and some guidance from my theology teacher, I have learned that being man fully alive is to be filled with the glory of God. Only through the glory of God and living a life most closely to life that Christ lived. Christ lived a life most true to God and for one to be man fully alive they must model themselves after Christ.

Mother Teresa: A Soon to be Saint

Mother Teresa was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in the Ottoman Empire. She grew up Roman Catholic and started  Missionaries of Charity when che became older. This organizations purpose is to care for the people who may no longer care for themselves. These people are ex-prostitutes, STD patients, the mentally ill... etc. This program achieved great success under her and she later received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Organization. She died in September of 1997 at age 87.

While she accomplished great things, helped the poorest of poor people, and lived a life very close to that of Christ, she is not yet a Saint. There have been many steps to canonize her as a Saint like Pope John Paul II overriding the 5 year waiting period to beatify her, but she has not yet been canonized. Although she is not yet a Saint, there is a very good chance she will become one in the future. 

Canonization

The process of canonization has to be one of the most esteemed honors one can receive from the Catholic church. While the person who is canonized can not be with the people he or she loves to enjoy the honors, that person has to feel very honored in Heaven. Canonization is the process of someone who is dead becoming a Saint.

Now what does saint even mean? The literal definition described by the Christian Church is one "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells. This is the perfect way to tell what the saint is all  about. A saint is someone who is willing to die for their faith like the first martyr, St. Stephen. A saint is someone who has constantly helped the ones that are less fortunate or in dier need of help like St. Vincent DePaul. These examples are just a few of the many saints who modeled their lives after Christ.

Confirmation

Confirmation is a major Sacrament that involves the confirming of a person as a member of the Church and as a new member of the Mystical Body of Christ. It is one of the seven major Sacraments instituted by Christ. It serves as the initiation into the Catholic church and becoming a member of the community of the faithful where one can worship with a congregation of other people with the same beliefs.

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit are certain things bestowed upon by the Holy Spirit that we can perform only with the help of the Holy Spirit. This belief, in fact, aids the belief of the Christian person that the Holy Spirit does dwell within them because only through the Holy Spirit can we perform these acts or fruits. This fruit of the Holy Spirit are generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity, charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness.