Word: asceticism
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Saint or Seer? To his mission, Tri Quang brings an intelligence and a toughness that have not been seen in a South Vietnamese leader since Ngo Dinh Diem, whose downfall the ascetic bonze triggered in 1963. Since then he has added the scalps of three more governments. Last week he...
The most important aspect of the play, the singing, is uniformly excellent. Each voice fits the character, Daniel, sung by Walter Denny, has a pure, almost ascetic tenor voice. Because of his high range and clarity of tone, his voice alone sets him apart from the plotting counselors and sacreligious...
All the stereotypes crumbled as I followed a wordless technician down the hall to the Studio where the Bruce Bradley Show (8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.) was in progress. "Juicy Brucey" is a pleasant, articulate, ascetic-looking man of 31, thin, blond and balding. He has the disconcerting ability...
Over the Howls. In desperation, Franco turned to his young Commerce Minister, Alberto Ullastres, a brooding ascetic who had been arguing futilely for change. On a hot July day in 1959, Ullastres announced a sweeping stabilization plan. Credit was tightened, the budget slashed, the peseta devalued to a realistic 60...
Much of the difference, suggests Benedictine Father Jean Leclerq, stems from the great influence that monasteries have had on Catholic life. In monastic spirituality there is a strong emphasis upon withdrawal from the world, ascetic practice, corporate worship through the liturgy-ideals that were all carried over into the life...