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Answer the following questions in complete sentence format. All the answers are to be found in "Where Heaven and the Bronx Met."
1. Explain the paradox of the Dorothy Day quote on page 12.
2. Read the 13th line on page 19. How does it relate to the closing prayer that is read every day at Hayes?
3. How does Mac's rugby game tie in to John 10: 10? See page 24.
4. Read page 25. How does Jerry connect with the idea of notional assent?
5. How does the scene on page 27 tie in to the life of Sant Ignatius of Loyola and Blessed Edmund Rice? You must answer both parts of this question.
6. Read page 33. What do we discover about the true nature of Mrs. Tilak and Mr. Kenji Yokonama?
7. Read page 34. How do the actions of Kenji relate to pacifism and to the "Just War Theory/"
8. Read the top of page 38. How does this description connect with Psalm 3: 7?
9. Describe the daily activity of Mac that is described on page 13 and page 48.
10. How does the Caravaggio Painting. " The Call of Matthew" relate to page37, lines 8-10?
1. The paradox is that by remaining in permanent dissatisfaction with the Church, we are always willing to learn more about it. 2. These two things relate because they show that God lives in us. In the book it says "You are good people the temple of God." And the end of the day prayer says "May the spirit that lives within you continue to renew you, go out and make it a blessed day." 3.These two are similar because in rugby your skin gets destroyed like the thief destroys in john 10:10. 4. Jerry does not yet completly believe in God. However he is taking baby steps towards that.5. The scene on page 27 is similar to the Lives of Saint Ignatius and Edmund Rice in the sense that all 3 men faced adversity in their lives, yet still had faith in God. 6. We discover that both Mrs. Tilak and Mr. Kenji are truly angels in their own ways. 7. Mr. Kenji's actions go against pacifism and the just war theory because he took 2 lives. 8. The description connects with Psalm 3:7 because in the book A warrior whose duty is to protect is described. And in Psalm 3:7, it says strike all my enemies on the jaw. 9.On page 13 He went to the Chapel and prayed. On page 48 he did the same thing, but the amount of people at the chapel doubled. 10. In the Caravaggio painting, Matthew is confused,he doesn't know what will happen, and he doesn't know why he is being called. Page 37 lines 8-10 perfectly describe Matthew's feelings in the painting
ReplyDeleteWilliam,
DeleteGood thoughts. Abundant life is a better answer in #3. What was Edmund's adversity?
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1. People spread the Word of God to uplift people, however that uplifting is people realizing that God is greater than them.
ReplyDelete2. The line on page nineteen is advocating for the resistance of temptation. Kevin McCarthy relates it to drug, alcohol, and other negative things. Similarly, the our father prayer includes, “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Both the prayer and page 19 are alike in that they both explore the concept of resilience from temptation and staying away from things that can negatively impact someone. Both relate to God protecting people and protecting them from temptation and things relating to the devil.
3. Mac’s rugby game and John 10: 10 relate in that both speakers demonstrate an ability to acknowledge other challenges and opposing forces, but still being able to put immense effort into their personal pursuits and life. In Mac’s rugby game, Mac reveals how challenging the sport is and how it can at sometimes be difficult, but he still puts effort into his performance. Similarly, in John 10:10, the speaker sheds light on the existence of a thief, but also elucidates how his life is lived fully and with passion.
4. Jerry’s existence connects with the idea of notional ascent. Jerry identifies as a Jew and understand and explores the concept of God. However, Jerry appears to lack a heartfelt, passionate relationship with God. This disparity between what he knows and what he feels reveals his notional assent as he knows of the existence of God and is familiar with the Jewish faith, but he lack the heartfelt relationship with God.
5. The scene on page twenty-seven relates to Saint Ignatius of Loyola as both relate to injury leading to metanoia and a big change in that person's life. Saint Ignatius was injured, but as he read the Bible, that injury led to him becoming a Jesuit. Similarly, this accident will lead to Kevin discovering more about his faith and his world, altering his life and perspective, demonstrating that he has experienced a metanoia. Blessed Edmund Rice also relates to this phenomena as he built charities after one moment made him question his contribution to society. Saint Ignatius, Blessed Edmund Rice, and Kevin are all similar as one moment sparked a realization or metanoia which eventually created a huge change.
6.The author reveals that Mrs. Tilak and Mr. Kenji Yokonama are actually guardian angels in disguise.
7. The actions of Kenji conflict with ideas of pacifism and the "Just War Theory". As pacifism is a constant response of non-violence to any situation, Mr. Kenji’s self defense response conflicts with those ideas as he fought back and reacted violently. Mr. Kenji’s actions also conflict with the Just War Theory because it argues that taking human life is wrong, and Mr. Kenji took the life of people.
8. The top of page 38 and Psalm 3:7 relate as they both depict God giving people the strength to confront any challenge and enemy. On page 38, the main character is given “the shield of faith” and “the sword of the spirit” (Ephesians 6: 16-17), which gives them more strength to counter the enemies he will encounter on Earth. Psalms 3:7 depict someone feeling the will of God so immensely that a large amount of enemies around them will not affect them. Both excerpts are alike as they both include the idea of God’s will empowering someone and give that person the strength to deal with any challenge.
9. Describe the daily activity of Mac that is described on page 13 and page 48.
Page thirteen and forty-eight suggest that Mac prays daily.
10. “The Call of Matthew” relates to page thirty seven as both depict someone being chosen by God and not believing it. In Caravaggio’s painting, Matthew does not seem completely sure that God is choosing him, and similarly, on page 37, Kevin does not believe he is being chosen by God to be a guardian angel. The self-doubt of Kevin and Matthew are apparent in both of the works, revealing how “The Calling of Matthew” and page 37 are similar thematically.
L'hussen,
DeleteExcellent ideas. See me on paradox in #1. What was that "moment" for Edmund in #4
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1) Dorothy Day is saying that we must always find new ways to interpret the church and find new meaning it it. Tjough we do this we also must keep in mind that the church has one definite job and this is ti save us.
ReplyDelete2)This line compares to the Hayes prayer read on the loud speaker after the conclusion of the day because it reminds us that we all have the blessed sppirit which make us good people
3)This relates to John 10 10 as both Mac and John have begun to believe that one must live their lives to the fullest.
4)Jerry connects to the idea of notional assent as he knows of a God but as Mac says "I pray that he will know the love of God" we can assume he does not fully understand that concept yet
5)The scene on page 27 when Mac crashes his car ties into the lives of both Saint Ignatious of Loyola and Blessed Edmund Rice as all three experienced a metanoia
6)On page 33 we discover that both Mrs.Tilak and Mr.Kenji Yokonama are angels of God
7)The actions relate as kenji was doing what he had ro do to protect Mrs.DiGerolomo
8)This description connects with Psalm 3:7 because God reminds us to strike all our enemies which is comparable to how Mr.Kenji did.
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Rishi,
DeleteGood insights and connections. 9 and 10 missing.
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Dorothy Day once said “Christians must lived in a constant dissatisfaction with the Church yet keep in mind we don’t save the Church, the Church saves us.” This paradox emphasizes the fact that the christian believer must constantly look for a more intimate relationship with God, beyond what the Church offers. However, this outlook must must not corrupt the solemn nature one must have when referring to the Church.
ReplyDeleteThe 13th line on page 19 of “Where Heaven and the Bronx Met”, is very similar to the closing prayer that is recited in Hayes on a daily basis. The line reads “You are the good people, the temple of God”, this line incites those to act as one of the community of God. In Hayes it is said to “go out and make it a blessed day”; the message is parallel to the the message incited in “Where Heaven and the Bronx Met”.
Mac's rugby game ties into John 10: 10. When Mac describes football, one can compare football to the life of a thief, one who plays for half and isn’t complete with his actions. Mac plays the role of Christ as he gives all he can physically and mentally for what he loves.
Jerry, a secular Jew, can be connected to the idea of notional assent. As said in the text, Jerry has taken baby steps spiritually toward the true love of God. It is evident he knows of Christianity yet he is not a true believer, at least spiritually.
The scene on page 27 was Mac’s truest metanoia. Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Blessed Edmund Rice both endured dramatic metanoias prior to their services to God, this makes them comparable to Mac.
The audience learns due to the scene of page 33, that the true nature of Mrs. Tilak and Mr. Kenji Yokoyama is that they are both angels.
Mr. Kenji Yokoyama states that one must oppose the acts of gangs, bullies, and evil of any form. This conforms to the idea of the “Just War Theory”. Mr. Kenji teach self-defense techniques as well as exercises that channel spiritual and physical development.
Mac’s description of an angel connects to Psalm 3: 7. Psalm 3: 7 reads “I do not fear, then, thousands of people arrayed against me on every side.” God shields those who work for his will and so the angel is protected purely by his complete and utter faith that God will protect him without fail.
Mac wakes up every day to a cold shower followed by two cups of warm tea. As he drives to and from school he listens to the radio, and at school, Mac encourages his students to pay respect to the chapel.
Jesus’ call to Matthew is very similar to the call of Mac. Mac is called to serve God even though he was just a lowly sinner, like most. The same goes for matthew as he was just sinning tax collector before his call from Jesus.
Alex,
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1. The paradox in the Dorothy Day quote states that in order for people to grow "spiritually" they must come together as a community and pray. In her quote, "we don't save the church the church saves us," really means that in order for us to be saved we must come together and pray as one.
ReplyDelete2. Just like how Hayes wants its students to “go out and have a blessed day,” Mac wants to make sure his students are not participating in doing drugs so they can remain non-violent witnesses.
3. John 10: 10 relates to Mac’s rugby game in one major way. Both John 10: 10 and Mac’s thoughts on rugby deal with the idea of birthrights and how people come into life with thoughts about doing wrong but should have a chance at life to make those wrong decisions.
4. Because Jerry is Jewish and notional assent deals with making inferences to come to a conclusion. People of Jewish faith do not use notional assent, they make concrete decisions and look at face value when examining the Bible and don’t completely agree with it.
5. On page 27 Mac has an experience that strengthens his faith, he survives a car crash, this kind of experience is called a metanoia. Two other people who have had this kind of experience are Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Blessed Edmund Rice. Saint Ignatius was struck with a cannon ball, and while bedridden read the bible. In his time while bedridden he realised how lucky he was to be alive and converted. Edmund Rice on the other hand did not go through anything traumatic, one day he noticed how unfortunate the poor people around him were and started a school for poor boys, this was his metanoia. Although their experiences are very different, both strengthened their faith in God.
6. We learn that both Mr. T and Mr. Kenji are guardian angels sent to protect those around them and do good in the world.
7. Mr. Kenji is not a pacifist, but uses the just war theory. Although taking a human life is wrong you must defend your brothers and sisters and if needed, force and violence may need to be used. Mr. Kenji was doing what he needed to do in order to protect Mrs. DiGerolomo, and the people attacking them all had a weapon, he couldn’t just stand there and let her die.
8. Daniel shows Mac the shield of faith and sword of the spirit. Psalm 3:7 talks about God smiting our enemies, this will be done through our guardian angels protecting us with the shield and sword.
9. Mac goes to mass daily and explicitly talks about it on pages 13 and 48.
10. In the Caravaggio painting Jesus is calling upon Matthew to do a task in the same way Daniel is calling upon Mac. Both are similar in the way that Matthew and Mac are in disbelief about what is being asked of them.
Luis,
DeleteNicely done. Just see me on the paradox in #1.
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1. The paradox of the Dorothy Day quote is that Christians must be dissatisfied with the Church but understand that the Church is what saves them.
ReplyDelete2.The line relates to the closing prayer at Hayes because they both tell students to be safe and don't do anything illegal or harmful to their body.
3. Mac's rugby game ties in to John 10:10 because Mac puts all his effort into rugby giving it life. "...might have life and have it more abundantly."
4. Jerry connects with the idea of notional assent because he likes to talk about life and religion with Mac. This is notional assent because he is connecting with Mac on a religious level.
5. The scene on page 27 ties into the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Blessed Edmund Rice because it can show how Ignatius and Edmund both died suddenly, Ignatius to Roman Fever and Edmund died after 2 years of being in a coma.
6. On page 33, we discovered Mrs. Tilak and Mr. Kenji are both angels in disguise.
7. Kenji relates to pacifism and the "Just War Theory" because he only fights when he has to protect others or defend himself.
8. The description connects to Psalm 3:7 because a warrior appears with a shield and sword, showing there is an angel to protect Mac and Mac does not need to "fear... thousands of people arrayed against (him)"
9. The daily activity Mac does, described on page 13 and 48, is taking time out of his day to pray.
10. The Caravaggio Painting,"The Call of Matthew" relates to page 37, lines 8-10, because Mac questions why he was chosen to be an angel, much like when Matthew was questioning why Jesus chose Matthew to follow him.
Jose,
ReplyDeleteGood. Concise. Correct. See last sentence in #10
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