Sentence examples for religious brother from inspiring English sources

Although less refined than the Brents, Diggs had been welcomed into the Brent home as a religious brother and sometimes joined the family at tea, according to Paynter.

The Orange County cases, which spanned the years 1936 to 1996, included claims against 31 priests, 10 lay personnel, two nuns and one religious brother.

The suit, against 12 priests, one religious brother and the Diocese of Brooklyn, is thought to be one of the largest clergy sex abuse cases brought in the state in the number of victims and clergy members.

One lawsuit, filed here, said a religious brother who molested an 11-year-old boy at a Catholic boarding school in Tampa in 1987 was transferred to New Jersey just after the police showed up at the school to investigate.

The flashbacks had the intent of showing that Eko was the opposite of his religious brother, but eventually ended up similar to Yemi.

"The only theological or canonical difference between a religious brother and a religious sister is gender," the Rev. Thomas J. Reese, a Catholic columnist and former editor-in-chief of the Catholic magazine America, wrote in an article.

Thirty-two per cent were religious brothers, 30% were priests, 29% were lay people and 5% were religious sisters.

As in England's day, dioceses should adopt authoritative constitutions outlining the powers and responsibilities of laypeople, priests, religious brothers and sisters and bishops.

By far the worst was the order of the St John of God Brothers, where a staggering 40% of religious brothers are believed to have abused children.

Australian investigators uncovered more than 4,400 victims across a 35-year period and at least 1,880 individuals suspected of being abusers, most of them priests and religious brothers.

He was brought up a Catholic but quietly rebelled against the strict religious brothers chosen by his father to educate him.