Those of the “greatest generation” who served their country in World War II, should be remembered that they gave their “last full measure of devotion” so that others could also become free.
Reflections on D-Day: remembering those who “gave their last full measure of devotion.”
On Sunday, Christians throughout the world celebrated Pentecost Sunday, and this day, considered the birthday of the Church, was a turning point in human history as the torch of light or truth that Jesus brought into this world was passed to a band of stalwart people who essentially inherited the mission of spreading the Good News. Much of the primary content of Jesus’ words and the example he set through his life and his sacrifice could be explained in his reduction of the Commandments into a simple creed: Love God and love His children. Yet, times have changed and many have truly lost connection with what that essentially means.
