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For a generation raised to believe that holiness was synonymous with flawlessness, Francis offered something radically different and deeply freeing: a Christianity rooted in the grace of mercy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025 -
Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps wonders were no longer necessary to galvanize faith in an era of widespread Christianity, or perhaps the scarcity of miracles revealed a decrease in sanctity throughout the ages.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Apple has long been a vocal proponent of the sanctity of its users’ personal data.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Durk’s growing influence in prison underscores a dramatic shift in the rapper’s approach to adversity—one that is rooted in resilience, spirituality, and community.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Venus and Saturn in Pisces urge you to explore love in ways that transcend the mundane, whether through travel, spirituality or learning.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The sainthood ceremony of Carlo Acutis, a scheduled highlight of this Jubilee of Teenagers, was postponed.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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That dropped to just over 100 years during the last three papacies, in part because John Paul II shortened the waiting period to begin a cause for sainthood, as the process is known, to five years after a person’s death.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, an extra treat out of the showcase was this exclusive interview with Bullet Train Explosion director Shinji Higuchi, who talked casting singer-actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and the morality behind the film.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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There are great Star Wars projects and terrible Star Wars projects, but even the best ones, like Empire Strikes Back, are framed in relative black-and-white morality, designed to evoke the kid-friendly pulp and adventure stories that George Lucas loved so much as a child.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Priestliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestliness. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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