Word: christian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Easter Vigil Mass is traditionally the longest celebration of the year in which Catholics remember the highlights of thousands of years of Jewish and Christian tradition, sacramentally welcome newcomers to the faith, and celebrate the night upon which all 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...
...long way here from Thor developing the wheel or the Fat Broad braining the Snake. The story of B.C.'s periodic lurches into A.D. has been brewing in conservative Christian circles for a while, but got its mainstream outing in the Easter edition of the Washington Post. The piece recounted how Hart, whose combined work on B.C. and The Wizard of Id makes him the earth's most syndicated comics author, bought some satellite dishes. The installers were evangelical Christians, and soon Hart was too. Around 1989 he began doing about five religious strips a year, usually around Christmas...
...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...
...Kringle and Charles Luger, a Jewish Santa Claus and a Christian Jew, are Just of unusual characters in Nathan Englander's new collection of short stories. In each of the nine tales of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, Englander explores the tensions and the humor of a secular modern world inhabited by deeply traditional Orthodox Jews. These are stories of people trapped in unhappy marriages, the seemingly mundane fantasies of housewives, the strange behaviors of old and young men in crisis, and the fateful coincidences which save or end a life. Englander imbues his stories with a wry, intelligent...
...Watson said. BROWN, 10-7 at Ohri Field Brown 1 2 5 2 -- 10 Harvard 4 2 0 1 -- 7 G:Brown--Monfett 3, DeWick 2, Sullivan 2, Gallagher, Banarjee, McNamara; Harvard--Devries 2, Buttles 2, Baly, McGowan, Sprong. A:Brown--DeWick2, Banarjee, Gallagher, Lyle, Monfett, Sheridan; Harvard--Baly, Christian, DeVries, Buttles, Watson. S:Brown--Dickson 19; Harvard--Cynar...