Sentences with phrase «such as nun»

My question is, how would one then politically and legislatively navigate around the issue of banning the burka specifically, and not any other similar - looking clothing, such as nun habits?

These movies and a few others show that Whoopi was a serious actress when she did «The Color Purple», and «Ghost», and we really lost her when she started playing second hand characters such as nuns («Sister Act» sequels), and playing off the radar «Star Trek» characters not to mention we totally lost her when she went from acting into the daytime talk show circuit of garbage.

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Some are unknown, such as the Jewish drycleaner from his neighborhood, a former nun now living as a man, and a young man he ministered to who later shot himself, and others are more famous, like Venerable Solanus Casey, Mother Angelica, Cardinals Cooke and O'Connor, and Frank and Maisie Ward.

There were three types of Man described: ones who chose celibacy to dedicate themselves to God's service, such as monks, priests, or nuns; those castrated by others, these are traditional eunuchs; and those who were «born that way.»

I have every respect to those angels and consider bringing such subject up as disrespect for what those do to our world with their kindness... Those nuns and popes were once my teachers in the kindergarden in Aden Colony of Southern Arabia although I was considered as Muslim from Muslim parents... so you can say I hold for them great respect although we are from different religions beliefs...!

and then they are excommunicated and the fight is over... this is a hopeless fight especially when religion is involved... they either fight for rights and lose it all (and essentially go to hell) or give in and listen to their religious leaders... I do not believe in what they do and could care less really but they are in a no win situation and they as nuns should not be worried about birth control or anything of the such... they took the vows..

From throwing money defaced with words such as «love» away on Wall Street, to helping nuns pour blood on battleships, or handing out food to the homeless in a park (an illegal act in his city, Philadelphia), Claiborne's Christianity is not for the squeamish, but it has inspired many outside of the Church to take another look at the faith.

But because God's command is there, even such a small work must be praised as a service to God surpassing the holiness and asceticism of all monks and nuns.7

O'Connor's contrariness regarding conventional, perhaps - sentimental Catholic piety» she described herself as «a long standing avoider of May processions and such - like nun - inspired doings,» and spoke dismissively of «the novena - rosary tradition»» is a position clearly more comfortable and comprehensible to her biographer than is her adult devoutness.

But because God's command is there, even such small work must be praised as a service of God far surpassing the holiness and asceticism of all monks and nuns» (p. 100).

This was to attack the religious orders as such, a central component of society, the monks, the nuns, the friars, the great country abbeys, the little convents, and the city friaries.

A primary goal of Kundalini Yoga is a spiritual awakening, so Joan Shivarpita Harrigan, a brahmacharini (Vedic nun) and director of Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care USA in Knoxville, Tennessee, isn't at all concerned with the purely physical aspects of Sun Salutations, such as opening the hamstrings or building a tight core.

Replace the familiar Nun, Shin, Gimel and Hey with a more fun and a flirty gesture such as a kiss, hug, neck, or peck.

Within weeks, he's picking Pita up from school (when one of the nuns there asks whether he ever sees «the hand of God» in what he does, he admits, «I'm the sheep that got lost»), coaching her at swimming («There's no such thing as tough, there's trained and untrained»), helping her with homework, and looking after her new dog, a present from dad, who's feeling guilty about the frequent, unspecified trips he takes with mom.

As they stand face - to - face and Cathleen announces she is going to become a nun and proclaims «I'm in love with God», we all share the parent's pain as a mother stares back incredulously, knowing full well a 17 year old is incapable of making such a decision on her owAs they stand face - to - face and Cathleen announces she is going to become a nun and proclaims «I'm in love with God», we all share the parent's pain as a mother stares back incredulously, knowing full well a 17 year old is incapable of making such a decision on her owas a mother stares back incredulously, knowing full well a 17 year old is incapable of making such a decision on her own.

But there is a more vexing concern for some of us, even those of us used to imponderables such as the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin: where do you find a busload of nuns?

She previously observed Carmelite nuns in London, giving them a camera with which they filmed themselves making works such as crochet baskets and small religious figures.

Her diverse practice includes printmaking, sculpture, painting, film and collaborative projects, such as working with nuns to explore religion, morality and ethics.

At the same time, Botero also emulates several iconographic types and genres of Latin American painting (portraits of crowned nuns, ex votos) as well as masters (especially Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco).

Subjects such as dancing nuns, tents, beggars and sentences like «Yes, I believe every word you say» challenge contemporary expectations, as does the medium of the woodcut.

Her canvases often revisit radical historical figures, such as Marie Curie and the activist nun Hildegard von Bingen, who fought corruption in the Catholic Church in the 13th century.

Büttner, to the extent that she could be said to explore identity at all, has done so through her work with Carmelite nuns and displays of native plant life, although the judges singled out her use of anachronistic techniques such as woodcutting as amongst the reasons for her nomination.

If Dr. Lindzen speaks of science to the public in ways that will help ensure mortally horrific dislocation of dense populations such places as Bangladesh, how is that more acceptable than dining on nuns and orphans?

The platform counts among its advisors such notable members of the cryptocurrency community as Charlie Shrem, Phillip Nun, and Robby Schwertner, among others.