Moreover, the on-going Eucharistic embodiment of Christ's sacrifice provides the sacramental assurance to sustain those who endure these traits.

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The chemical preparations, the fall of light on drapery, the expressions on the models' faces and the mysteries of photographic plates and darkrooms take on an almost sacramental intensity.

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One major difference between then and now: alcohol and drinking had long been ubiquitous in American life, from sacramental wine at mass, in Jewish rites, and at the dinner table, to beer at the pub and spirits made in backwoods distilleries.

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