Word: priestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Stephanopoulos developed his selflessness as the grandson and son of Greek Orthodox priests, expected to be above reproach -- a child impersonating a grown-up. "A lot of priest's kids go bad, go wild, can't stand the strain of the scrutiny of the flock looking at them," says Begala. "George clearly was up to it." His too-good-to-be-true face looks out from a gallery of photos lining the wall of his parents' apartment on New York City's East 74th Street, next to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral, where his father serves as dean...
...perfect child who once wanted to be a priest is grown up and, despite the Italian cut of his suits, still looks as if his mother dresses him in the morning and tousles his hair before sending him off. Critics think the soft-spoken Stephanopoulos has insufficient heft to speak for the President; yet this brooding, dark presence has a quiet authority. His power whisper makes people lean into him, like plants reaching toward...
...Haitian priest and aide to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide says President ) Bush lost the election because he is under a voodoo curse. No wonder he couldn't shake the voodoo economics habit! Was Ronald Reagan a victim...
...succeeding versions have been pored over by bishops, priests, consultants and parishioners and picked apart by censorious Vatican clerics who summoned bishops to Rome and sent the Americans two secret letters warning against principles they thought too progressive. A priest who has seen the letters says they would be very upsetting to American women...
...London slum is so well evoked that the scene changes seem to be part of the action. Certain scenes, such as the contest between Pirelli and Todd, manage to transcend the tiny stage of the Loeb Ex. One of the best moments in Sweeney Todd is the "A Little Priest" number at the end of the first act. Travis and Mullins' rendition of it is one of the finest moments in Harvard theater this season...