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Sacramental life, apostolic tradition, Magisterium.
Key question: “How does this connect to sacramental grace and Church teaching?”
16658 illustrations found
On February 1, 1713: The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized. This historical event can s
On June 4, 1942: World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This historical event can serve as
On June 5, 1873: Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On July 28, 1656: Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it
On August 21, 1944: World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration ab
On October 5, 1931: Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon,Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane Miss Veedol. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On July 20, 1950: Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. This historical event can serve as a powerfu
On October 6, 105 BC: Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through
On October 6, 1762: Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of
On June 28, 1914: Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I.
On August 17, 1918: Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider us
On May 7, 1864: American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. This historical event can serve as a po
On May 5, 1609: Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. This historical event can serve as
On May 5, 1945: World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God wor
On August 3, 1940: World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of h
On May 6, 2001: During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human di
On May 5, 1862: Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God
On May 5, 1945: World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On July 20, 1976: The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it w
On May 7, 1274: In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God
On May 5, 1809: Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On May 6, 1916: Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the meaning of true s
On July 21, 1568: Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how
On January 24, 1679: King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider us