Sentences with phrase «works of charity»

As Catholics we believe that the celebration of the sacred Liturgy is vital to our witness to the gospel, to our works of charity, and to our personal holiness.

It strengthens us to carry out works of charity and to evangelise, and it is a pledge of future glory and a foretaste of the heavenly banquet.

If he had died just a little while sooner or later, or if he had been visiting a lady of the sixteenth arrondissement under the pretext of works of charity, instead of bringing the revenue of his theological writings to a poor and needy woman, there would have been no scandal.

A certain grave doctor said that he would rather spend his life in picking up straws by obedience, than by his own responsible choice busy himself with the loftiest works of charity, because one is certain of following the will of God in whatever one may do from obedience, but never certain in the same degree of anything which we may do of our own proper movement.»

Fasting and penance are an essential part of this annual pilgrimage, but so are works of charity, prayer and meditation.

Just as the Church never failed in its works of charity, so it was never completely blind to the social evils and economic injustice of the day.

On the front of developing works of charity, the adage applies that charity begins at home.

Religious works like preaching, baptism, circu.mcision and exorcism are condemned as vain throughout the Bible if you do not show works of charity.

The nature of the Church is expressed at the deepest level by her threefold ministry of proclamation (kerygma), celebration of the sacraments (leitourgia), and works of charity (diakonia).

A Franciscan renewal of twenty - first - century Catholicism will, of course, emphasize the works of charity and mercy as the entry point for evangelization, as I have just suggested.

This friendship with the Lord Jesus is found in the Word of God recognized as such by the Church in the Bible; in the sacraments; in works of charity and service; and in the fellowship of those who have recognized and embraced the risen one.

If Internet.org were really a work of charity, the company could offer users free access to the entire Internet with no strings attached.

In the work of charity, the Church may cooperate with the state and others, but her work must never lose its Christian distinctiveness grounded in the love of God in Christ.

In the Church's work of charity, professional competence and effectiveness in meeting needs is not enough.

Must the Church's work of charity be directly related to evangelization, to what is today commonly called proselytizing?

As the Jerusalem community grew, special deacons (Greek Diakonos = servant) were appointed for the day to day work of charity, and elders (= Greek Presbyteroi) are mentioned (Acts 11:30, 15:2) who probably corresponded to the elders of the normal Jewish synagogue (cf. Lk.

He told Premier he's invited the minister to come and see the work of his charity «first hand»: «I would urge him to say, «look: I'm sorry, I've caused some offence.

She also supervised the sending of large numbers of parcels to poor families, initiating a massive work of charity - today Foyer members send parcels to, among others, people in prison, with gifts of chocolate, soap, Bibles, rosaries, and religious literature.

The two - year charity partnership, which has already received an overwhelming response from fans, will see the Club help raise awareness of the work of the charity and drive the recruitment of volunteers via high profile events and the support of the First Team players.

«In the longer term we must push the EU into rebuilding a scheme to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean — we shouldn't have to rely on the heroic work of charities to undertake this basic humanitarian task.

This lesson is part of a set of interactive activities detailing the work of a charity organisation in the Tsunami affected areas of Sri Lanka.

Understand how the work of these charities fulfils Christ's command to love

Hywel Jones, currently headteacher at West London Free School, has been appointed to the new role of primary director, co-ordinating the work of the charity's five primary schools.

The money you pay is a donation and it goes back into the work of the charity.

This is, no doubt, in part due to the tireless work of charities like the PDSA and the veterinary profession as a whole.

Annemiek volunteers for RAR in the Netherlands, where she helps promoting the work of the charity and maintaining the charity's Dutch online media account.

What I decided to do was bring a new person to each event to introduce them to the work of the charities.

I have also worked in policy and public affairs, which involves engaging parliamentarians in the life - saving work of the charity.

Not exact matches

Eggers, the author of, among others, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and A Hologram for the King, is both a beloved Bay Area resident — he founded the McSweeney's publishing empire and the 826 Valencia literacy charity — and an admitted technophobe.

It's also a good choice for people who care about the company they support, as Tom's of Maine funnels much of its profits to charities and encourages employees to spend a percentage of their working hours doing volunteer activities.

What they will be working on is software solutions for charities including Big Sisters of B.C., Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Ending Violence Association of B.C. and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

Spieth says they talk constantly about how to grow UA»S golf business and that Plank has also taken an interest in Spieth's goals outside of golf — whether it's charity work or business work.

Choosing a charity because it works in a disaster zone like Haiti only gets a mean score of 4.9.

G Michael Salon's Facebook page boasts before - and - after photos of stylists» work, reviews from clients and mentions of their charity work and other achievements.

Leimandt is part of a team of local tech leaders working to build RideAustin, a nonprofit ride - hailing service that will channel some revenue to charity.

The survey of more than 2,000 individuals found that nearly two - thirds of people between the ages of 18 and 34 were at least somewhat more likely to want to work for a company that gave to charity than one did that not.

Chen seems sincere when he says stuff like this, and he genuinely puts a lot of effort (and money) into charity work and environmentalism.

Cara Delevingne met Prince Charles at a reception hosted by The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, a charity working to save the Asian Elephant from extinction in the wild, at Clarence House on July 09, 2013 in London, England.

These include: itinerary details; the name of the person or organization paying for the trip; the names of every country the applicant has visited in the past 10 years (99 for me); the applicant's current and two previous places of work; every educational institution the applicant has attended; all the professional, civil, and charity organizations of which the applicant is a member or with which he has «cooperated»; the names of all the applicant's relatives in Russia; the details of any training in firearms, explosives, nuclear weapons, and «biological and chemical substances» (which arguably would include everything from acidophilus yogurt to Drano); and details of the applicant's military service, including rank and occupation.

«In many of situations I work with, women are often driving the charity - giving conversation and creating a charitable mission in their families,» Penta said.

For his work on behalf of charities such as World Relief that takes him around the globe, the technology is a godsend.

The gift — to a charity which works to support the neighbourhood where Facebook has its headquarters — marks the first time a philanthropist under the age of 30 has given the largest single donation.

What good are you — other than the fact that you put in an honest day's work, take care of your kids, and given a few bucks to charity now and then?

These local charities have all received scores between 85 and 100, and work in the most heavily affected areas of Houston.

This would be for the whole spectrum of endeavors, including any work with charities, youth sports, church activities or fun runs.

Mueller said these projects not only help charities, which also struggle during hard times, but also help employees create some of their most inspired work.

With the cameras following Diana wherever she went, she lived up to her nickname as «Princess of the People» with her extensive charity work.

Mike Kope, CEO at SENS, said of Buterin's charity, «SENS Research Foundation is honored to be the recipient of Vitalik's incredible generosity... His support is critical to SENS Research Foundation's expansion of our programs... Our work to cure the diseases of aging is dependent on the generous support of our donors and we appreciate his support tremendously.»

In its 25 years of existence, Fidelity Charitable has granted more than $ 23 billion to public charities and has worked with over 100,000 donors like you to support more than 220,000 charities.

Sheetz donates hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to charities and operates its own charitable foundation, the Sheetz Family Charities, working with organizations such as the Special charities and operates its own charitable foundation, the Sheetz Family Charities, working with organizations such as the Special Charities, working with organizations such as the Special Olympics.