Word: churches
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...commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord--the very first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Indeed, the events of and leading up to April 19, 1775 have been all but imprinted in our minds since we were in elementary school: The signal from Boston's Old North Church--"one if by land, two if by sea"; the midnight rides of Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott to warn the countryside that "the British are coming"; and, of course, the rebel militia at Concord North Bridge who fired at British troops after the "Shot Heard Round The World...
...resurrection of their Lord, at first obscured the crowd of joyful singers. As they sang and danced in celebration, they offered hands and made spaces for the growing throng of onlookers. My friends and I were soon drawn into the circle. Those baptized and received into the Church by Pope John Paul II himself that night, were of every race and ethnicity, yet carried flags not of nations but of love and faith...
...Christians believe that sinful humankind was forever redeemed. When I began to dance with these newly baptized converts in St. Peter's Square, the "real" world of conflict and anguish fell away for a few moments. I was amazed, once again, at the universality of the Roman Catholic Church...
...Revered Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister in Memorial Church, delivered a speech last night on religious vitality and diversity at the Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel...
Gomes said St. Paul's Catholic Church is one example of this change...