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Reading scripture in unity with Sacred Tradition and the teaching authority of the Church.
Key question: “How does this passage illuminate and cohere with the deposit of faith handed down through Sacred Tradition?”
24,276 sermon illustrations through the Roman Catholic lens
9/11 (1789): Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
10/12 (1792): The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
11/11 (1620): The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
1/15 (1876): The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
12/7 (1842): First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
12/25 (1809): Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
1/1 (153): For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.
7/4 (2005): The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
9/2 (1789): The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
2/14 (1779): American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
11/9 (1921): The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.
4/9 (1967): The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
1/1 (1958): The European Economic Community is established.
1/20 (1841): Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
11/9 (1945): Soo Bahk Do and Moo Duk Kwan martial arts are founded in Korea.
7/4 (1951): William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
5/8 (1898): The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
3/17 (1337): Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
2/14 (1949): The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.