Sentences with phrase «for genuine acts»

The wisdom of the Church teaches that our bodies are made for the worship of God and for genuine acts of spiritual love.

Not exact matches

Openness asks that we eliminate biases, empathy demands that we push for a more genuine understanding of one another, and generosity requires that we perform an actual act of kindness.»

Fundamentally, Christian spirituality is not about attaining an altered state of consciousness but about widening the range of genuine caring about others, so that we act for their interest not out of duty but out of love.

We must rather recognize that it is precisely this act of dialectical inversion which prepares the way for the apocalyptic vision of genuine faith.

The only genuine way to change this, Robinson writes, is for the U.S. government to pay reparations — an act that would finally acknowledge, in concrete form, the damages that slavery inflicted.

Each of us is an «unfulfilled capacity,» made with and for a purpose — or, as our process conceptuality requires us to put it, «being made...» The Christian would say that we are thus being made toward the image of God, to reflect, and personally (and socially) act for, the divine Love; and the deepest intentionality in us is in the direction of finding genuine fulfillment in fellowship with God.

If these acts of liberation did not contain elements of antinomianism and anarchism they would not be genuine, for the old authority must be radically broken before the new order can be born.

When a person acts on behalf of someone who has won his sympathy, the welfare of the other person has become his interest — it is a new self - interest altered by the genuine concern for the welfare of the other.

In the next place, a purpose of proclamation is to bring about genuine commitment, whether this is for the first time (as with some who are present it very well may be) or is a renewed response in self - dedication to God who in Christ has acted decisively for us humans and for our wholeness.

In the light of all the «genuine & exemplary act of humility, kindness and love from» priests for little boys, this looks a lot more like an act of PR and damage control

Rollins writes, «A faith that only exist in the light of victory and certainty is one which really affirms the self while pretending to affirm Christ... Only a genuine faith can embrace doubt, for such a faith does not act because of a self - interested reason (such as fear of hell or desire for heaven) but acts simply because it must.»

Therefore — need for discernment between what is genuine inquiry and when (to put not too finer a point on it) someone is acting like an arsehole.

Lear reads Plato's dialogues as attempts to explain, by the articulation of a psychology, how irony is possible: «why it is that we are creatures who, for the most part, do not grasp the real situation we are in; and how it is that on occasion an individual is able to break free of appearances and engage in genuine acts of pretense - transcending aspiring.»

And in accomplishing the divine purpose, there is complete respect for, and a valuing and employment of, the creation's own dignity and freedom, its responsibility for decisions, and its capacity to act as a genuine cause in the total advance.

For the most part, genuine reform is brought about not by external administrative acts but by internal faculty processes.

«Christians,» they said, «must re-think the usual position that has turned homosexuals into modern day lepers» and «homosexual acts should be judged in each individual instance by whether the participants were expressing genuine love or simply «using» each other for selfish purposes (New York Times 20 November 1967 p. 1).

Once you are convinced that pleas for divine aid are merely soliloquies that serve to clarify your own motives and perhaps to summon up your resolution to act, prayer as a genuine dialogue, a pleading before God, evaporates.

In his eyes genuine philanthropy and genuine prayer alike sprang from inner quality of spirit, for which no outward deed could act as surrogate.

By undercutting the moral basis of representativeness in religious programming on television, the paid - time religious broadcasters have removed one of the major contributions that religious groups could have made in influencing television in America: that of acting as agents in challenging the television industry to act within its moral responsibility as a utility for genuine social communication.

But shall we not be misled by this formulation of a common view of the world, infinitely precious in itself, if we consider it simply in terms of its application and result, without looking for the principle and fecundating act of a genuine union?

Contrast this with the genuine church teaching of Pius XII: «This anti-Christian hedonism... promotes the desire to render always more intense thepleasure in the preparation and actualisation of the conjugal union, as if in matrimonial relations the whole moral law could be reduced to the regular accomplishment of the act itself, and as if all the rest, in whatever manner done, remains justified by the effusion of mutual affection, sanctified by the sacrament of marriage...» [11] In fact, it would be hard to distinguish Popcak's «One Rule for Infallible Lovers» from the kind of reduction described by the Pope.

All of which has led to suspicions that the WSL may have been acting in cancelling Margaret River as much out of recognition of Medina's displeasure as out of a genuine and well - founded concern for the welfare of its surfers.

Its own Equality Act advice for schools says «Voluntary - aided schools may apply religious criteria when recruiting or dismissing any member of their teaching staff... Religious criteria may not be applied to any other posts in a VA school unless there is a genuine occupational requirement.»

States can also ignore directives for a really long time, either for political reasons or out of a genuine inability to act.

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Governor Fayose, who maintained his support for a genuine fight against corruption, challenged the EFCC to also act on petitions submitted to it against All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and President Buhari's election sponsors.

Some act like a genuine support network, while others are best for posting that funny Tinder profile you saw, or vent about that annoying suitor.

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Katniss and Peeta, now celebrities as a result of their (genuine) win and (counterfeit) romance, are preparing to act as show ponies for the Capitol on a nationwide «victory tour,» when President Snow (Donald Sutherland) waltzes in with his warning.

In Dressed to Kill, Michael Caine, the sexy, badass man's man from Get Carter and Alfie, plays a psychotic psychiatrist struggling with gender identity, while Angie Dickinson (and her body double), a star known for sexual allure rather than genuine acting prowess, wryly plays a middle - aged housewife bored with her life, who goes cruising in an art museum and ends up with a stranger going down on her in a taxi cab before getting sliced to ribbons.

With its hokey humour, routine acting, and lack of genuine scares, the only thing this supposed «offbeat comic thriller» has going for it is about 10 metres of robotics and foam latex.

The pairing of act and music isn't so much farce as inane fodder for ensuring The House's removal from anything resembling genuine social commentary, but it also indulges the laziest form of cultural fantasy, where the awkward, middle - aged white couple is allowed to engage in cultural appropriation for a spell before returning to their dull middle - class lives, and all without consequence.

Nicholson makes the character of Schmidt genuine and likeable, clearly showing his confusion with the turns his life has taken, without resorting to the «extreme Nicholson» acting for which he is justly famous.

With nothing else for the villain to do until the finale, he's shipped off to an asylum, although that's at least more convincing than the way the screenplay forces in a second bad guy in the movie's final act in order to trigger the movie's genuine climax, which comes after another battle with Electro over the fate of New York City's central power plant.

His style in the picture practically begged for light to pour in and the aperture acted like a flower — refusing its petals to open up until a genuine light source nourished it.

Another genuine surprise — and a double whammy one: Both Jamie Bell and Annette Bening appear in the highly competitive lead acting races for their aching duet in the drama about Gloria Grahame's final cancer ridden days.

After supporting the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act in 2013, Rep. Upton came out and said, «This legislation is a genuine victory for students and families... By cutting Washington out of the business of setting student loan interest rates we bring greater certainty for borrowers and keep rates low.»

If I see more genuine nuttiness beyond certain logic - free zones in the market, I could act sooner, but for now, like Jonathan, I play on.

Pit bull owners stop socializing their dog or taking it out in public for fear of an incident (a justifiable fear, since the «pit bull» is most likely to be blamed for any incident); they assume the worst about normal dog behaviors like grumbling, snapping, or even rough play between dogs; they fail to act when genuine aggressive behavior does arise, because they believe such behavior is in the dog's nature and is not changeable; and they are told by trainers that the situation is hopeless.

The C. I. Travel Group Hotel Awards will act as a catalyst for this initiative; with high levels of customer satisfaction across Jersey and Guernsey's tourism industries highlighted and celebrated, C. I. Travel Group will develop a permanent «Service Portal» featuring articles, videos and tips for achieving exceptional levels of service and attracting genuine reviews and feedback.

If you're a fan, there are genuine moments of delight in store for you when you come across these characters and if you're not then hopefully you'll still get a kick out of the dialogue and voice acting.

a genuine colossus of contemporary practice... For Jonas, making, performing and imagining are themselves acts of resistance to the establishment.

Amboy interlaces passages of genuine documentary (for instance, segments feature Lydia van Vogt, widow of the celebrated sci - fi writer A.E. van Vogt) with carefully scripted and acted sequences that serve the loose narrative arc of the film.

If that behavior acts as a catalyst for that person's anger, say by preventing that person from child abuse, at least it serves as a genuine outlet.

The app includes ideas for crafts, conversation starters, recipes, random acts of kindness, local neighborhood adventure outings, and games, all designed to help create «genuine moments of family engagement,» and has an integrated journal feature for saving ideas or taking notes on activities.

Chief Constable of West Midlands Police v Blackburn [2009] IRLR 135 (Court of Appeal) Appeared (led by Elizabeth Slade QC — now Mrs Justice Slade) on behalf of the Chief Constable at first instance, in the EAT and in the Court of Appeal in a case brought under the Equal Pay Act 1970 concerning the genuine material factor defence and justification for the payment of night shift supplements.

Genuine issues of fact precluded summary judgment on a consumer's claims against a seafood producer for allegedly making unlawful, false, and misleading advertising regarding the omega - 3 nutrient content of certain of its products in violation of California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), False Advertising Law (FAL), and Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), the federal district court in San Jose has ruled (Ogden v. Bumble Bee Food, LLC, January 2, 2014, Koh, L.).

The judge hearing the summary judgment motion held that there was no genuine issue requiring a trial for the following reasons: (i) there was no evidence that anyone died on the property, either by natural causes or some criminal act; (ii) the vendor was not required to disclose that someone had died on the property or that the property may be haunted; (iii) there was no evidence as to how the purchaser could prove... Read More

Industry specialist Alicia Quesnel is a «genuine force in the market» and acted for Murphy Oil Canada in its C$ 937m sale of a 5 % non-operated stake in the Syncrude oil sands joint venture to Suncor Energy.