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Mere signs For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes (1 Cor 11:26). There are liturgical churches that put great stock in the real presence. If you don’t believe in the real presence, you are said to reduce the sacraments to “mere signs” or “nude signs.” Let’s talk about signs for a moment. The camera is a wildly popular invention. It’s become even more popular in the age of digital cameras, cellphone cameras, and Facebook. Why do people like to take pictures? Well, there are different reasons....

Google remembers Ghandi, astrology, the first day of spring, Dr. Seuss birthday but nothing about honoring the lives lost and the sacrifice given. Bunch of shmucks.

ARLINGTON, Va., March 11, 2009 – Beneath the rows of simple white headstones evenly spaced beneath a dull and cloudy mid-March sky, the stories of those who rest at Arlington National Cemetery here today are anything but ordinary. Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the first Remembrance Ceremony in Dedication to Fallen Military Medical Personnel at Arlington National Cemetery, March 11, 2009. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Some were killed by heavy machine-gun fire. Others were...

WHEREAS, on November 11 Alaskans join in honoring and remembering those who have served in the armed forces of the United States and Canada for their unselfish contributions toward making our world a better place to live. WHEREAS, America was founded on the principles of liberty, opportunity, and justice for all, and on Veterans Day we recognize our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who have valiantly defended these values throughout our country’s history. These remarkable individuals have helped to make us secure and have inspired our nation with their courage, compassion, and dedication. WHEREAS, on Veterans and Remembrance...

SIERRA VISTA — In what has proven to be an ongoing partnership between local Boy Scout Troop 445 and the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, the helpful youths were at it again. In the spirit of Memorial Day, troop members and volunteers planted more than 150 American flags near the grave sites to honor veterans. The Saturday morning event was commemorated with a patriotic reading at the cemetery’s assembly area. “It shows their respect and honor for fallen comrades and symbolizes our thanks from a grateful nation,” said Joe Larson, cemetery administrator for the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. “It...

How do we relate to a person who has sinned and repented? Jewish Law is very clear on this question. The Mishnah in Bava Metzia (4:10) rules that it is forbidden to remind someone of their past sins after they have done Teshuvah. You may never say to someone, "Hey, I remember when you used to eat pork!" or "Remember how much you used to love golfing on Shabbat?" No matter what their purpose, such statements fall into the category of "Ona'at Devarim - hurting another person with words" (see also Rambam, Hilkhot Teshuvah 7:8). But what about reminding yourself...

In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow Flanders fields.

As an Army and Navy custom, the flag is lowered daily at the last note of retreat. Special care should be taken that no part of the flag touches the ground. The Flag is then carefully folded into the shape of a tri-cornered hat, emblematic of the hats worn by colonial soldiers during the war for Independence. In the folding, the red and white stripes are finally wrapped into the blue, as the light of day vanishes into the darkness of night. This custom of special folding is reserved for the United States Flag alone. Flag Folding Ceremony -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The...

The mother of one of my wife’s co-workers has died after a brief illness.Her name was Julia.She was a warm and wonderful woman who always tried to make you feel at home, and was a wonderful cook.She was always “working the beads” (Rosary) for anyone undergoing tribulation, even when minor.I know her family would be very grateful to know that even unknown others were praying for her, as we’re all children of God.Her grandson is currently undergoing indoctrination at college, and so might gain some insight as to how humbly conservatives actually walk in the presence of God and through...

Gone and Apparently Forgotten: The Marines of Beirut By Patrick Hayes Twenty years ago this week, Shi’ite Muslim terrorists murdered 241 Marines and Navy personnel, and 58 French Paratroopers in Beirut, Lebanon. Does anyone remember? Does anyone care? On the night of Oct. 23, 1983, the Beirut city skyline in Lebanon was filled with the usual flash and echo of explosions, the almost continuous staccato of heavy and light machine-gun fire, and the nightly shouting and screaming between the Lebanese Muslim and Christian Druze factions. As dawn approached on that Sunday morning, the noise of nightly combat dropped off somewhat...

Here I go again with something that came by email. I don't know if y'all have seen it somewhere else - it's worth sharing and looking at again and again and again. http://www.mwarrior.com/Utah%20flag%20Memorial.htm ... and yes the website works.

November 11 Veterans Day Remembrance Day Armistice Day In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, an armistice was signed. The "war to end all wars" was over. In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11,...

Remembering 9/11: by Jennifer King, Managing Editor September 11, 2002 "The Heretical Housewife" A year has passed since we watched, horrified, as terrorists launched a brutal surprise attack upon the American homeland. In the blink of an eye, moral equivalency was washed away, and hideous evil was unmasked for all to see. After the initial shock wore off, a grim resolve settled over the American people. The spontaneous burst of patriotism that erupted over the land was an outward symbol of the newfound determination of all Americans. We have seen this enemy before, and we have beaten him. We will...

By Adam Sparks Chronwatch.com The San Francisco Chronicle checked in with 3 intriguing stories commemorating 9/11. The problem is that many readers, including Chronwatch.com the online S.F. Chronicle critic, felt that the paper was going overboard pandering to its very liberal, progressive readership. Any one of which of at least 3 stories filed in the Chron could win a journalistic award for "Unsure of the Concept". The first story was a sympathetic portrayal of an Arab who was imprisoned for being a collaborator. The Chronicle regretted his unfair and lengthy incarceration, in spite of the fact that this gentlemen: a)...

The first country to see the light of each new day, after the Kingdom of Tonga, is New Zealand. September 11 2002 is happening as I write this. Already today, a dawn parade commemorating last year's tragedy has passed in our largest city, Auckland. Yachties will know this city as the present home of the America's Cup. Today though, only one thought was in mind as OLD GLORY was raised to half mast on the most important flagpole atop of Auckland's harbour bridge.Services of Rememberance are scheduled throughout New Zealand today, one of which will be attended by US Ambassador...

A TORN and dust-stained union jack rescued from the rubble of Ground Zero will be handed over to Britain tomorrow in appreciation of the nation’s support for the American people. Frank Dwyer, a New York police officers on duty when the World Trade Centre was destroyed by terrorists, will hand over the flag to David Blunkett, the Home Secretary. He said that it was symbolic of the resilience of the US and Britain in the face of adversity and the friendship between the nations. “The flag is damaged but it endured. That’s what makes it such a rich symbol,”...