In fact, in the wake of my previous article ("LGBT Catholics March Not in Defiance, but in Love," June 27), I received a number of emails, tweets and Facebook messages that have questioned why I don't just become an Episcopalian or argue that I should leave the Church because of my apparent lack of devotion to the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church).
Wizened, gray-haired, they rose again, one by one, to speak with affection and humor of a man who was known as much for his aesthetic sensibilities and practical jokes and friendship as he was for his devotion to the art of teaching and to his student.
And despite the subtle differences that arose in the various Protestant church bodies, devotion to this teaching has been central to Protestantism throughout its history.
Thirty five years of devotion to the Flyers and Eagles has taught me to expect even the finest playoff campaigns to end in failure.
Roger Kaiser later wrote a heartfelt apology for his actions, saying that he simply wanted to express his devotion to the mentor who taught him about opera.
It stems from my mother's own teaching experience -- including bearing witness to the six week strike she and her colleagues in Nyack, NY waged in the mid 1970s, and watching her devotion to the kids she taught, her love for her colleagues and her commitment to make a difference in the world.
This devotional movement, although reminiscent in some ways of the Veerashaiva movement of the 12th century (which produced Vachana poetry and taught devotion to the god Shiva), was in contrast intimately devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu as the supreme God.
Madhvacharya taught complete devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu, emphasising Jnanamarga or the "path of knowledge", and insisted that the path of devotion "can help a soul to attain elevation" (Athmonathi).
The typically private Nili de Rothschild was quite exuberant when expressing her longtime devotion to the designer: "My late mother-in-law, Liliane de Rothschild, taught me a lot about decoration.
Cortines's obvious devotion to the job, his inspiring oratory, and his insistent focus on the value of teaching and learning have made him a highly popular figure in New York.
