Word: patriarchate
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...clearly intends to watch over the doings of his protégé Medvedev. For the moment, there is rightly a sense of relief that Putin has not anointed yet another former member of the FSB to become President. The Russian stock exchange has applauded. The Russian Orthodox Patriarch has pitched in his blessing. Russian newspapers have exulted. Unfortunately, the basic reality of Russia's politics is likely to remain as unmeltable as Siberian permafrost...
...great interest [Oct. 29]. It is a consolation that so many people all over the world are trying hard to awaken not only the general public but also the great leaders to the dangers ahead of us. It was disappointing that you didn't include a profile of Patriarch Bartholomew, head of the Greek Orthodox Church, as one of the heroes. He is known as the Green Patriarch because of his keen interest in protecting the environment. He has gathered representatives of the world's major religions for conferences that call attention to the consequences of environmental destruction. The meetings...
Last week, Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the influential patriarch of the Maronite church, composed a list at France's behest of potential names from which the rival parliamentary blocs could select a President. The list allegedly includes candidates favored by both factions as well as some independent names. So far no potential consensus candidate has emerged as both camps continue to press for their own choices for the presidency...
Williams’ play follows a plantation family through the course of patriarch Big Daddy’s (Benjamin T. Clark ’09) birthday. They have just discovered that Big Daddy has cancer, and the children try to win Big Daddy’s favor in the hopes that they will inherit the plantation. Meanwhile, daughter-in-law Maggie (Alison Rich ’09) attempts to save her marriage to Brick (David J. Smolinsky ’11), who has been an alcoholic ever since the death of his best friend (Will D. Kehler...
Think your family’s messed-up? Tennessee Williams’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” a timeless story about a wealthy plantation family who gather to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch and compete for inheritance rights, will put your clan to shame at the Loeb Experimental Theatre, starting tonight. The Roving Reporter sat down with the cast to rake through the Southern underbelly of the production.Benjamin T. Clark ’09 RR: So who do you play?BC: I play Big Daddy.RR: Does the Adam Sandler film...