Sentence examples for commitment to church from inspiring English sources

That commitment to church teaching and identity fueled his ongoing struggle to save Catholic education.

This time, Mercy Hospital in Redding — citing its commitment to church teaching — has refused to tie the tubes of one of their patients after a C-section delivery.

As president, Knight was quoted in a statement affirming Pacific Union College's commitment to church beliefs while emphasizing the school's dedication "to understanding contemporary issues surrounding science that sometimes conflict with specific theology".

Last summer the Church made a public commitment to support church schools in eradicating homophobic stereotyping and bullying.

One of the men who was charged civilly but not criminally, Stephen Cina, declined to comment on the case, but his lawyer, Randy Zelin, said that Mr. Cina was "committed to the church" and that "his role and his commitment to the church seem to be stronger than ever".

Three revival movements during the 19th century caused many Finns to develop a deeper commitment to the church.

The pope has made clear his commitment to core church teachings on issues such as abortion and women's ordination.

Marriage was a key part of achieving salvation, and for a couple the marriage was as much a commitment to the church as it was to each other.

It is also understood as a rite in which Christians can confirm the commitment to the church made for them at baptism.

The roots of Mr. Hanssen's commitment to the church and to law enforcement are found in Chicago, where he was born in April 1944 to a Catholic family.

His various political reinventions notwithstanding, Romney clearly does have deep convictions: the evidence is in his intense commitment to his church, as a local leader and as a philanthropist.