Word: canonically
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...that I have anything against creative writing. On the contrary, I could scarcely imagine a world without literary diversions--and not simply the canon of greats, but the poems and short stories and novels produced today for our consumption...
EVREUX: Loose Canon While millions gathered in Manila to greet the Pope on Jan. 15, thousands marched in cities throughout France to protest the Vatican's dismissal of Jacques Gaillot, 59, as bishop of this Normandy city. Gaillot's views diverge dramatically from those of the church's hierarchy: he endorses the use of condoms to prevent AIDS, urges tolerance of homosexuality, advocates the ordination of married men and lends his voice to local leftist causes. The so-called Red Cleric has aired his views in such venues as the flesh review Lui and a gay magazine. Said an Evreux...
...Street Journal offering the fact that her daughter had enrolled in something called the Directed Studies Program at Yale. The official purpose of the program is to "introduce students to the fundamental ideas of Western Civilization" by providing a "firm grounding in the Western tradition." They study the Western canon: Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Goethe, Shakespeare, etc. Even the Bible...
Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) and Juliet (Kate Winslet) are children of two different cultures. Juliet's father is an English canon, and the girl is blond, worldly, brash; she was hospitalized for lung disease, and has been brought to New Zealand for the climate. Pauline, whose father manages a fish store, is dark and broody; she has leg scars from the ravages of osteomyelitis. Juliet sees their wounds as badges of spiritual aristocracy: "All the best people have bad chests and bone diseases. It's all frightfully romantic...
Women now hold 85 percent of parish ministry positions open to non-clergy, but have made few inroads into high-ranking jobs such as diocesan chancellors, canon lawyers or marriage tribunal members. Catholics for a Free Choice, an independent group pushing for gender equality in the church, says women hold 19 percent of the top 5,400 non-clergy posts in the U.S., up just three percent from 1988.Post your opinion on theThe Sexesbulletin board...