Word: jim
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...Jim Towey, the President's director of faith-based initiatives, isn't a typical Bush appointee. First of all, he's a Democrat. Second, his career trajectory never took him anywhere near the state of Texas. He worked on Capitol Hill for former Sen. Mark Hatfield, the Oregon Republican, and for Lawton Chiles, the former Democratic governor of Florida. He also had the distinction of being the late Mother Teresa's lawyer, and serving in her Calcutta mission. On Monday, seated under a picture of President Bush at prayer, Towey told a handful of reporters that he was leaving...
While attending college in Houston, she met her future husband Jim Cuthrell at a local parish. He often participated in Opus Dei events, and it was through him that Heather became familiar with the organization. Its central tenet that people should find sanctity in their everyday lives resonated with her. "I grew up my whole life where you do whatever you want during the week, and then on Sunday you're a Christian," she explains. "A lot of people don't live their faith every day. But with Opus Dei, you don't compartmentalize. You try to live your virtues...
...couple was getting involved with a cult. But Heather says they were reassured after reading pamphlets on the organization's practices. "People form these negative opinions because they don't have the right information," she says. Now married for 15 years and living in Long Beach, Calif., with Jim and their two daughters, Heather, 39, says she appreciates the structure that Opus Dei gives her life. She sees setting aside at least an hour a day for prayer as a blessing, not a burden. "I have much more calm because I know God has a hand in whatever happens...
...rounded third on a hit by Jared McGuire—B.C.’s first of the game—Salsgiver uncorked a high, arcing throw from right field that sailed wide of Harvard catcher Matt Kramer and into the home dugout. With a flourish, home plate umpire Jim Rondo called timeout and awarded “Score! Score! Third!” to the Eagles as the home crowd applauded.“Honestly the ball just slipped out of my hands when I was throwing it,” Salsgiver said. “And that?...
Nevertheless, it’s quite surprising that the rest of the characters come off so flaccidly, considering the many stars who turned out for “The Wild.” Benny the squirrel (Jim Belushi) barely left a dent in my memory, which really surprises me considering his genius turn as Simon the Monster Hunter in the Nickelodeon series “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters...