Pope Gelasius I compared the life of Christ to that of the caterpillar: Vermis quia resurrexit.
Films with faith-based messages have consistently done well, from Passion of the Christ to The Chronicles of Narnia movies and countless others.
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It captures beautifully the emotional crossover from the ancient sacred story of the birth of Christ to the everyday world in which we live, where it is sung in remembrance and celebration.
During Friday's liturgy, the papal preacher, Capuchin friar Fr Raniero Cantalamessa, delivered a homily citing Franz Kafka's An Imperial Message to emphasise the of difficulty of getting the important message of Christ to the worldly.
"The president continues to hold fast to Christ and to life, aware of the difficulties he's facing, " Villegas said.
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"The commander-president remains clinging to Christ and to life, conscious of the difficulties that he is facing, and complying strictly with the programme designed by his medical team, " Mr Villegas said.
We need, rather, to renew our faithfulness to Jesus Christ and to go about our business humbly.
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Christ came to comfort the poor and the sick and the essence of Christmas is a new birth.
Meanwhile, The Passion of the Christ continues to attract audiences around the globe.
In contrast, "The Fable" began and ended with an idea if Christ returned to earth he would be crucified again.
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The martyrdom of Hussein carries a significance for Shia similar to Christ's crucifixion, according to GlobalSecurity.org, an international security group.
And I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television sets and YouTube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way.
Not long ago, they'd been in New York, where they'd gone to Broadway to see Jesus Christ Superstar, only to be shocked by a theater-goer sitting in front of them, texting through the entire production.
At 11, thanks to the generosity of a relative, he was sent to Christ's Hospital school, where he learned to play the clarinet, and it was there, after hearing a recording of a Beethoven symphony, that he decided he wanted to become a conductor.
Attempts to soften or delay the resolution were defeated and the United Church of Christ voted overwhelmingly to sanction gay marriages.
She made a commitment to serving Jesus Christ and was not about to back away from her call to ministry because a male-dominated organization decided that its interpretation of the Bible calls for a woman not to be in the pulpit.
At his Vatican appearance Sunday, he encouraged faithful to "go into the piazzas and announce Christ our savior" to the people.
Yet, at the heart of it is our primary mission of bringing others to Christ.
Blow yourselves to Christ gone or come and find me, Gully Foyle, and I make you men.
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The Basilica is where Christians believe the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to Christ.
And the show itself, which entered with 10 Tony nods, topped "Evita, " "Follies" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" to win best revival of a musical.
The scientists think these would have been used for their smell, to give the King an "odour of sanctity", which would be "similar to Christ".
The United Church of Christ voted today to endorse gay marriage.
Sure, the writer dutifully cited the number of Bible studies and commitments to Christ among football players at certain levels, as facilitated and tracked by groups such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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He said that when John Paul was elected, Poland became a special witness to faith in Jesus Christ, and he urged Poles to share with the other peoples of Europe and the world the treasure of your faith.
The United Church of Christ is believed to have ordained the first gay minister in the US 33 years ago, and for many of those gathered for the general synod in Atlanta, Georgia, the vote was, if anything, overdue.
In addition to helping children succeed academically, we teach them that it is Christ who gives meaning to their lives.
All Divine prophets from the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) to the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), to the Prophet Jesus Christ (peace be upon him), to the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), have all called humanity to monotheism, justice, brotherhood, love and compassion.
Walk up the hill to the 1482 Dominican monastery to peek at "The Mourning of Christ, " a painting attributed to Tintoretto.
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