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a public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift
a sermon whose message was that we should love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves
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Soon enough, Barrett and his staff were similarly targeted, facing threats as soon as the judge’s fiery sentencing sermon took off on television and the internet.
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
In a rare sermon, Iran's supreme leader issued warnings against further escalation yesterday, as its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, visited allies in the region, landing in Syria today after a diplomatic visit to Beirut.
—NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
In churches and at interfaith events, Christians in Michigan have also weighed in with sermons about the conflict.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
The former is home to St. Fillan’s Cave, where local legend claims that a 7th-century missionary once sat writing sermons by the light of his magically glowing arm, which God had illuminated for that purpose.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
In a rare sermon, Iran's supreme leader issued warnings against further escalation yesterday, as its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, visited allies in the region, landing in Syria today after a diplomatic visit to Beirut.
—NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
In churches and at interfaith events, Christians in Michigan have also weighed in with sermons about the conflict.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
The former is home to St. Fillan’s Cave, where local legend claims that a 7th-century missionary once sat writing sermons by the light of his magically glowing arm, which God had illuminated for that purpose.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
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There is much more to come as enforcement actions, rules refinement, lessons learned, and leading reporting and compliance practices take form.Jim DeLoach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Many of you have served as scout leaders, faithfully helping young people incorporate the values and lessons traditionally associated with scouting into their lives.Enquirer staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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But Rudolph’s Harris later asks for a moment alone to prepare for her last campaign speech.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on the final day of Conservative party conference at Birmingham ICC Arena on October 2, 2024 in Birmingham, England.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Of course there is, although thankfully there’s not too much heavy-handedness to the script’s inherent homilies about fake news and American authoritarianism not just being a byproduct of the 1930s.Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
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Last week, the pontiff skipped his homily during Palm Sunday Mass.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
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There's no program or lecture — open discussion and questions are encouraged.Anna Spiegel, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dear Eric: In our 70s, my husband and I moved into an independent living apartment in a 400-person Continuing Care Retirement Community with lecture series, musical programs (mainly classical), and a multitude of activities from climate advocacy to painting to exercise classes to poker.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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