The African reality of a wholistic as opposed to a secular and a sacred life, the place of the black church as sole as well as «soul» refuge during slavery, and the gift of
oratory made the...
Father Martin Hilbert of the Toronto
Oratory made this quip in a June 2006 article for Touchstone magazine:
The African reality of a wholistic as opposed to a secular and a sacred life, the place of the black church as sole as well as «soul» refuge during slavery, and the gift of
oratory made the preacher the symbolic head and heart of his people.
In a world of sinners, purity is rarely set against corruption in the way campaign
oratory makes it appear.
Not exact matches
Presidential
oratory provides much of the supporting evidence for McDougall's ideas about civil religion, from President William McKinley's implication that the United States had not so much conquered Cubans as it had ministered to them («Are we not
made better for the effort and sacrifice, and are not those we serve lifted up and blessed?»)
He is so after the offering of the sacrifice, the
making of the sacrament, as long as the Eucharist is kept in churches and
oratories.
The provenance of some of this concern is perhaps unsurprising given that the crowds who came (over 6000 to the Oxford
Oratory, for instance) included a minority of Senior Citizens, who might possibly remember the cult of relics from their youth, but was mainly
made up by the young and middle - aged.
Ker
makes the point about the rise of ecclesial communities which have always existed in the Church — from the time of St Antony the Great to that of St Philip Neri's
Oratory.
His disciples became known as «Oratorians» (which means «men of prayer»), his first meetings were known simply as «the
Oratory», and Philip himself was tireless in encouraging his friends to pray, and devising new ways to
make this easier for them.
That leathery old haggis wouldn't have
made it as my groupie even when she was 20, no matter how good her
oratory skills are.»
The only important error Singletary
made was buying into the outdated idea that professional athletes can be spurred to better performances by locker - room
oratory or other motivational mind games.
Not only because your
oratory and presentation skills are peerless in our current democratic dispensation but because for a long time, i never felt a sense of sincerity and conviction in the utterances of the public officers who
made them.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's DNC speech is a high - stakes appearance before a national audience,
made riskier because some Democrats will expect
oratory perfection as if it is a Cuomo birthright, remembering his father's star turn on the convention stage in 1984.
It is a high - stakes speech before a national audience,
made riskier because some Dems will expect
oratory perfection as if it is a Cuomo birthright.
The four paintings here that
make up a specific aspect of Jenkins» contemplative vision can not be called empty
oratory; instead, their tenacious pursuit of the artist's vision should be read as a challenge to us all: to see with more than our actual eyes.»
No mention is
made of how this will affect future political campaigns or
oratory in Congress.