Essays on Godparents

Baptism belongs to seven main Christian Sacraments and is one of the three sacraments of initiation, the other two being the Confirmation and the Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines Holy Baptism as “the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments” (“Catechism of the Catholic Church”). Baptism is considered the first-order condition for a person to obtain salvation and Eternal Life with God in Heaven, and without being baptized, the person will not have access to the ...

Discussion Questions and Answer

1. Where are the obligations of parents to children rooted – in love or biology? Obligations of parents are rooted in love, not biology because ultimately, children should be seen first as God’s children before they become parents’ children. Thus, it does not matter whether children are biologically yours or not, they are all God’s children entrusted to your care so you should love them as they are and not because they are your own or not.

2. Evaluate Rodney Clapp’s claim that children are strangers and should be treated as such. When parents ...

Over the years, numerous autobiographies have been written, but The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano happens to be one that has become most unforgettable. Equiano’s autobiography did not only play an integral role in getting the British slave trade abolished, it is also universally recognized as the cardinal text in the slave narrative genre. The early chapters in which Equiano describes his life in Africa and his experience on a slave ship while journeying between Africa and America on the Middle Passage is one of the most prominent sections of this autobiographical book. Any account of ...