pastoral
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Both communions suffer pastoral costs as a result of the schism, including broken families and strained marriages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Mackenzie Crook, who wrote and directed “Detectorists,” a gorgeous pastoral comedy about hobbyist hunters seeking Saxon gold in southwest England, has a new series, “Small Prophets,” premiering Wednesday on Apple TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
This is Dame Sarah's first pastoral visit to Africa since being installed as head of the Church of England at a ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral in March.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“My Neighbor Totoro” is a gateway into a pastoral ideal that still exists in living memory, reviving parts of our imagination that maturity has stifled into dormancy.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
A pastoral suburb of around 7,200 amid a city of some five million people, Clarkston is still its own town.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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