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priest

[preest] / prist /


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Kenny set up the association in 2020 after he became "captivated" by Fr Doyle's courage through reading a biography of the late priest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kessler thought Spengler a “fat priest with a fat chin and brutal mouth” and his theories “the most hackneyed, trivial stuff,” but Kessler sensed the ominous turn in Germany’s cultural politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Father Louis Cameli, a priest at Holy Name Cathedral, said the news was "not just a medical event" but a "spiritual summons" to trust God.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Our critic called the show at MoMA “a multi-museum-sanctioned liturgy—the canonization of contemporary art’s high priest, along with his orthodoxy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The laundry Mama took in included that of a White Episcopal priest, Reverend Eder, the priest in charge at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Moretta is 10 years past the customary retirement age for Catholic priests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under this traditional model, kings, priests, and other powerful leaders gained control of wealth and resources, causing the divide between rich and poor to expand.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

His successor, Pope Francis, had, starting in 2015, recognised the validity of confessions and marriages celebrated by the society's priests.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

That night the priests snuck in as usual through a secret stairway under the altar.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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