Not exact matches
«Women's equality», «the freedom of sexual identity» and «reproductive choice» - the usual
litany of the
Church's crimes against the spirit of our age.
This applies especially to those «private» prayers which are nevertheless recommended and regulated by the
Church such as the rosary, approved
litanies, prayers enriched with indulgences, episcopally approved devotions and so forth.
I lost count of how many «revivals» I sat through, listening to all of the ways that the Canadian
church was failing, the ways that Canada was going to hell in a hand - basket, the
litany of how we did it wrong, and God had called them here to show us how to do this faith thing the right way and, then, «we would see a move of God like nothing ever seen before, bless God!»
It so happened that the pastor of the
church visited the group that morning, and, impressed by the beautiful
litany, inquired where she had found it.
He is reporting a particular instance of what is general enough to have caused the ancient
Litany of the
church to cry:
Many of us have sat around in coffee shops or pubs saying things like: «What's wrong with the
Church is...» Followed by a litany of things that irk you about the structure, people or attitudes in your local c
Church is...» Followed by a
litany of things that irk you about the structure, people or attitudes in your local
churchchurch.
He has shepherded a purposeful
litany of task forces, including Operation Safe Southeast Queens (OSSEQ), a program that formed a nexus between the NYPD, civic organizations,
church leaders and local businesses to effectively address the hot spots of crime in local communities.
Above me, above them, I could make out a low wave of moaning, like the murmur of a congregation at
litany in
church.