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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 December 15, 687: Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through th
On December 15, 1546: The town of Ekenäs (Finnish: Tammisaari) is founded by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and i
On August 1, 1800: The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This historical event ca
On January 19, 1942: World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider
On August 1, 1914: World War I: The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of histo
On January 19, 2024: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe landed on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon. This historical event can serve as a powerful se
On November 18, 1918: Latvia declares its independence from Russia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when
On August 2, 1798: French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the
On August 2, 1945: World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it wh
On August 3, 1031: Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works throu
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 January 21, 1932: Finland and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Conside
On January 21, 2009: Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow. This histor
On January 22, 1973: In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before t
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
On August 3, 1959: Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On March 22, 1946: The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider usi
On January 24, 1918: The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style). This historical event can serve as a powerful se
On January 24, 1987: About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about G
On January 25, 750: In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On January 25, 1479: The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman-Venetian War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a b
On November 18, 1210: Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV for invading the Kingdom of Sicily after promising to recognize papal control over it. This historical event can serv
On February 14, 1945: World War II: Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by a United States Army Air Forces squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet Red Army's V