These nuns are far more enmeshed in the world, with all its messiness and ambiguities, than the male hierarchy is. |
But we preach a hope that recognizes the messiness, the graced muck and mud, that are a part of life and creation. |
Indeed, the latter often express disdain for, and impatience with, the messiness of democracy. |
In some ways I think there are great attractions of messiness, in the sense of all sorts of people being involved with foreign policy. |
Forget the skin drying messiness of foams and lathery gels and the nicks, cuts, shave bumps and irritation. |
The Arab spring, for all its messiness, is still broadly moving in the right direction. |