Caroline McCoy Sophomore Religion Blog

What were some of the main points in Thomas Groome’s book, “What Makes Us Catholic?” Do you agree/disagree and why? Some main points in Groome's book, "What Makes Us Catholic" focuses on self-love. The book accentuates how we as Catholics are able to love ourselves. It outlines why we should love ourselves, starting with God. God created us, so if we hate ourselves, we, in turn, hate God. This sounds harsh, but it should inspire us to be more accepting of our flaws because that is how God made us. By accepting that into your life and living as God planned, you will honor him through your faith. Some of the main points in the book, "What Makes Us Catholic What were some new things that you learned about Pope Francis’ life from the video clips? Pope Francis' life was much different than I imagined. He was born in Buenos Aires and worked as a nightclub bouncer and a chemical technician, something I could not imagine the Pope did. I would think th...

Blog Post #11: Bridge to Present (Notre Dame Community) On your blog, please reflect on the following questions. Remember to include everything stated on the Blog Post Requirements (minimum of 6 sentences per question, at least 1 multimedia item, an explanation of why you chose the multimedia item and full MLA citations) What did you find interesting about the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame? (If you were absent that day, please look over the slides on Schoology) I found that most of the history about the Sisters of Notre Dame to be highly interesting. I learned so much about the history of the expansion of Notre Dame as well as the roots of their existence. I really love history, so to know that our school has such a rich background full of different events and influential people is so interesting. So many women made sacrifices to develop and found schools for students to have a fulfilling educating. This is so inspiring to me knowing that I can be a part of this ongo...