Remembrance Sunday

The Eucharist as a Sacrifice On the night before Jesus suffered on the cross, He shared one last meal with his disciples. It is during this meal that the sacrament of His Body and Blood was instituted. It is now commonly known as the sacrament of the Eucharist. He did this in order to preserve it throughout the ages and to entrust to the church a memorial of his sacrifice for us through death. It is a memorial in the sense that it makes present the sacrifice which Christ offered to God, on the…

On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech reflected racial tensions and socio-economic upheaval, highlighting the racial prejudices of the time. The speech unified the nation against a common enemy but also reinforced existing racial and socio-economic divides. The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan also impacted American civil rights, leading to the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans without due process. This act of incarceration highlights the…

At the movie theaters, the most intense scene is playing, as the villain seems to have won and the girl is dying. The theater is in tears, on the edge of their seats. Will the girl live? Will the villain get away with it? Now take away the music. Most people find that the scene has lost most of the emotion, and interest in what will happen next fades. The eyes of the people are far from welling up with tears. Why is this so? Music is a huge part of expressing the emotions of the movie to the…

the (Comforter) Holy Spirit would come to be with them and would remind them of all the things He had taught them and guide them into all truth. (Luke 10:16; Luke 12:12) The apostle John wrote, “He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all the things that I said to you.” (John 14:26) And, “However, when He the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13) Years later, the apostle Paul explained…

and I’m comfortable with that. We don’t always agree with each other.” “I’ve read that passage in Ezekiel,” said Tank excitedly. “There is an eerie similarity. Every day when they show up, especially at night, my mind runs me far away from any remembrance of the war. I assumed that was because my focus is on the lights. Allister, can you imagine if they are real angels? What’s going…

in the Hunt Wagon Company who were asked to stay back and accompany the Martin Handcart Company. Their faith was tried and they suffered and some died. One of the company, Francis Webster said this about all those in the Company. He was in a Sunday School class in Cedar City, where they were discussing the handcart tragedy. This was an account given by William Palmer that was there. “An old man in the corner sat silent and listened as long as he could stand it. Then he arose and said…

Typically, my regular, weekly fasting usually consists of giving up breakfast and lunch on Wednesdays. Fasting during Lent varies. For example, last year I gave up dinner. Additionally, my fasting entails a form of remembrance of my dependence upon God. However, one of the areas in which I felt challenged by Whitney was his push for Christians to consider and have a purpose in their fasting. Fasting can easily become “what I do,” losing the richness of drawing closer…

When asked for his definition of the human body is, Eduardo Galeano said, “The Church says: the body is a sin. Science says: the body is a machine. Advertising says: The body is a business. The Body says: I am a fiesta.” This quote ties into the depiction of the female body in Alice Walker’s novel Meridian. Walker paints the human body as a vital element in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s in her novel Meridian. The novel’s protagonist, Meridian, struggles with internal and external…

hope and conviction soon took over, and God began His mighty work within her. In 1998, she was granted a closer walk with my Jesus. All the things sin took from her, God was going to restore. Cassandra wanted to be a good Christian, but was more inept than good. She had lived a life of failure after failure. It seemed that every time she stood up, she would fall down. Cass was a clear example of a life not filled with the Holy Spirit. She remembered praying prayers that were heartfelt and…

is loyalty because i first and foremost believe that you should be loyal to god because he if loyal to you. My ninth value is thrive, i chose thrive because my goal in life is to thrive because my worst fear is to fail. Lastly my final value is remembrance, i chose this because i feel like if i forget i will make the same mistake i made in the first place. This is my current list of values and I will continue to live these out through my everyday…