priest
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My great-uncle Dan was a diocesan priest at St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dan was a fire-and-brimstone hard-liner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Asked if there is any salvation for the world’s Coke Zero drinkers, Jordan Trumble, a Diet Coke acolyte and Episcopal priest in West Virginia, thoughtfully hedged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“She’s a bill-payer, but just like a financial adviser has to be priest, rabbi and therapist to their clients, Sharon was that way to us. She did everything,” said Sydney, who lives in New York.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
He was a priest who insisted on getting involved in the real world.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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