Ordainments

Some are embittered by regret, fretful under the apparently hard ordainments of Providence, carrying within their mind sour thoughts of God and of those who are more fortunate, so that the world grows dark to them, loses its beauty and loveliness, and life ends in welcome death. ❋ George Tybout Purves (N/A)

With me it has long been an article, not of "faith" only, but of settled insight, of conviction as to what the ordainments of the Maker in this Universe are. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

A new recruitment strategy emerges after decades of declining ordainments -- and amid waves of sexual abuse claims ❋ KATIE KING (2010)

Catholics entering the diocese has declined as well, from 116 ordainments in 1999 to 89 in ❋ KATIE KING (2010)

The page was part of a campaign, launched by the Catholic Church this month, to attract young people to the priesthood following decades of dwindling ordainments -- and amid waves of sexual abuse allegations that have darkened the reputation of the Catholic priest. ❋ KATIE KING (2010)

The Orthodox Church of Cyprus, encouraged by the progress made at the time went ahead, as is known, in the year 1923 and recognised the validity of Anglican ordainments in the hope that this would be followed by more moves towards unity between our Churches. ' ❋ Unknown (2009)

Early-eighteenth-century New England was a homogeneous closed society, its coastal towns ruled by a religious elite who felt the hand of God’s ordainments on their actions and policed obedience to the community with stifling social pressures. ❋ John F. Ross (2009)