On Project H.O.M.E.

Project Home works to create a better life for those who are homeless. Homeless people are often ignored or looked down on and Project Home tries to show people that it can truly happen to anyone and it’s a problem that can be solved with a little help from people who care enough to change the cycle. I think Project home not only offers charity to the homeless but also those who help the homeless because it gives people a chance to provide help in a way that makes a physical and noticeable difference peoples’ lives.

Project Home gives people chances. They help create a sense of worth in the people they help and teach them to become self-sufficient. Project Home not only provides a shelter and job opportunities, but sustainability as well. The people who go through the Project Home program leave with something they didn’t have before: hope. So yes, Project Home does more than other homeless shelters because they help the people get up on their own two feet. It is definitely a better way to help those people because they become independent of aid and can in turn become mentors or motivations for others who are struggling as they did.

I think the most important program offered by Project Home is the opportunities for employment. This is a crucial part in the Project Home program because it gives the people in the program a job. Something to wake up for everyday knowing that doing their best at this job can and will help them create a better life for themselves. It helps the homeless people become self-sufficient, or at least learn how to become self-sufficient. Helping people find a job they like and are good at creates a confidence in them that will motivate the rest of their actions to reflect those of independent individuals able to care for themselves and their families.

On Forgiving Osama Bin Laden

People are called to be like God. 
God forgives everyone. 
So, in theory I would be called to forgive Osama Bin Laden. 

Forgiving him shows that I can seperate his actions from my feelings and grow as a person while becoming more like God. To be able to forgive is truly devine and of course I would like to be able to, but in this case, I cannot forgive Osama Bin Laden.

It is my dearest belief that people do not always deserve what is handed to them, though how they handle it is very showing of their character. Bin Laden deserved his punishment, he deserved to be a hated man for what he did. In my opinion Bin Laden does not deserve my forgiveness. He has done nothing to show that he deserves it or even wants it. I am a very understanding person but my forgiveness is something that needs to be earned. 

The Catholic Church teaches me to forgive even if the one I am forgiving does not deserve it. I understand that my belief on forgiving Bin Laden goes against what I have been taught my entire life, and that is something I will have to work on, but at this point in my life I don't think I am ready to forgive Bin Laden for what he did to this country. I was not directly effected from the losses caused by 9/11 but I will never forget the complete fear the event instilled in me. The shock and horror of the even still haunts me and those I am close to so it's hard to move past the feelings and forgive the man who caused said feelings.