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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?”
23,332 sermon illustrations through the Roman Catholic lens
It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On January 15, 1870: Thomas Nast publishes a political cartoon symbolizing the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion") for Harper's Weekly. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On September 13, 1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
On November 1, 1914: World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On July 4, 1954: Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II, and nearly a decade after the war's end.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's mercy reflected in human acts of compassion. Consider using it when preaching about mercy.
On July 22, 1812: Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how...
On July 1, 2024: At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allowed an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier was entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On June 27, 1991: Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On November 10, 1766: The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom.
On February 25, 1916: World War I: In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On July 27, 1054: Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. This is known as the Battle of Dunsinane. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On March 22, 1945: World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On September 30, 2016: Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership, peace.