Word: retreatism
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Although Harper spared no harsh words for Summers in his letter dated July 14, his real antagonist appears to have been Houghton, whom Harper described as unwilling to discuss Summers’ performance at the board’s annual retreat...
...does not want time devoted at the retreat to the issue of salary,” Harper wrote of Houghton, adding, “I believe that plenary meetings are uniquely important for the wise administration of our affairs...
Harper described the issue of Summers’ salary as the breaking point in his relationship with the seven-member Corporation. Houghton, according to Harper, did not want to discuss further the matter at the Corporation’s retreat last month...
...qualities that the Vatican has missed at least since the latter years of John Paul's illness: a questing, nuanced intelligence; a willingness to understand issues in their complexity even when he does not change his mind; a certain humility and a spirit of practical engagement that, rather than retreat behind rank or theological niceties, seem eager to take on the world of the church and the church in the world...
Tristan Osgood, 13, who plays electric guitar in Grace Chapel's band, needed help when his grandfather died last year. He knew that the Bible says he would see his grandfather again someday, but he didn't feel certain enough. Then came the Grace Chapel winter retreat in New Hampshire. "I just went out into the snow," says Tristan. "I was cold, but suddenly I didn't care. It was like there's this barrier around you, just you and God, like you could bawl your eyes out and nobody would care." It was the moment that Tristan had been...