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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
1/15 (1966): The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
2/14 (1929): Saint Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang, are murdered in Chicago.
11/1 (1897): Italian Sport-Club Juventus is founded by a group of students of Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio.
12/25 (2004): The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
6/6 (1859): Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales. The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day.
4/9 (1989): Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
1/1 (1773): The hymn that becomes known as "Amazing Grace", previously titled "1 Chronicles 17:16-17, Faith's Review and Expectation", is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
10/31 (1943): World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1/1 (1959): Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.
7/4 (1776): American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
9/2 (1963): CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
11/9 (2011): The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m.
Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
5/1 (1328): Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state.
7/14 (1958): In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes the nation's new leader.