Word: margarete
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What a shame. If nuns had had higher status, they might have prevented the cover-up. According to Syracuse history professor Margaret Susan Thompson, who researched the archives of 75 religious orders, "nuns had no standing; even Mother Superior wouldn't call a bishop." Monsignor Thomas Duffy of Blessed Sacrament Church in Washington says the nuns simply wouldn't have known what the priests were up to at the parishes he served in. But he also contends they would have spoken out come what may. "Sister Gonzaga--God rest her soul, I just buried her this week--was very strong...
...start is a series of 25 high strokes and then we settle into our base cadence which is where we try to find our rhythm,” said senior stroke Margaret Winterkorn-Meikle. “We had a good 25 strokes and then we didn’t settle into our cadence together and that’s where Princeton took...
...Margaret Reed, Director of the BPHC’s Asthma Prevention and Control Program, said the commission has already devoted significant resources to protect the public health of the residents of Boston, with special attention to vulnerable populations in inner-city communities...
...failing health, she managed to greet thousands of well-wishers outside her home on her 101st birthday celebration last August with a raised glass of champagne. Only seven weeks ago, although grief stricken and looking frail, she insisted on attending the funeral of her 71-year-old daughter, Princess Margaret. Last Saturday afternoon, her job well done, the Queen Mother died in her sleep at Royal Lodge, Windsor, outside London...
Accession to the throne made Elizabeth no less approachable. As mother to the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, she schooled them in such ladylike arts as dancing and drawing. As wife to the shy and stammering King, she encouraged him through his speeches and put him at ease with her outgoing charm. Dressed often in flamboyant wide-brimmed hats, she never stood on ceremony...