Word: pilgrimate
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...much-anticipated voyage to Turkey that kicks off Tuesday, Benedict trades in his Pilgrim-in-Chief hat for his helmet as the Roman Catholic Church's Diplomat Maximus. It is largely new terrain for the 79-year-old Pontiff, a trained theologian who spent two decades in the Vatican working on doctrinal matters. The terrestrial exigencies of diplomacy will touch on both geopolitics and inter-religious relations during the four-day visit, as Turkey is both 98% Muslim and the historic home of a competing Eastern branch of Christianity. Everything, of course, will be amplified in the wake of Benedict...
...first four voyages, Benedict was able to wave to the passing crowds from his plexiglass-covered white Popemobile. In Turkey, he is expected be riding everywhere behind the black-mirrored windows of one of three identitical armored cars, much more a diplomat on a tense mission than a pilgrim on a celebratory journey...
...night in one. The monasteries and temple precincts of Honshu's sacred mountains, such as Mount Koya, Mount Shosha and Mount Hiei, all provide lodgings (Mount Koya alone has more than 50 shukubo), as do the hillside temples surrounding the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, where well-trodden pilgrim trails make finding shukubo relatively easy. Levels of comfort vary. In many shukubo, a thin futon, a chaff-filled pillow and nothing but paper doors between you and the next snoring pilgrim are the norm. But others can be surprisingly refined, with delicate flower arrangements, swirling calligraphy on the walls...
...They stated that the vaccine was not yet “approved.” My only comment is that my husband has easy access to Viagra (if he wants it), but I am unable to get my healthcare organization (United Healthcare—who is affiliated with Harvard Pilgrim) to fund the prevention of cervical cancer caused by HPV for my college-age daughter. EILEEN STORZ-SALINO Medfield, Mass. September...
...free spirit and quite the pilgrim for most of her life, Shell Biles settled in Gerringong six years ago. She was looking for a place that wasn't as hot as Darwin or as cold as Launceston, and no way could she cope in a metropolis like Sydney. One thing she liked about Gerringong was that, at the time, none of the big fast-food chains had a presence here. Those kinds of outlets . . . well, they're just...