churching

I'm not interested in churching my readers, and never have been.

arise, sir percivale, the noble knight and god's knight, and go with me matociquala 2010

RIGA - While going "churching" - visiting famous c ...

News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times. 2009

RIGA - While going "churching" - visiting famous c ...

News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times. 2009

As an altarboy, I remember the quaint, hush-hush ceremony of "churching" of new mothers

Planet Atheism 2010

It must be imparted in a church or in a place in which Mass is celebrated, as the very name "churching" is intended to suggest a pilgrimage of thanksgiving to the church, and as the rubrics indicate in the expressions: "desires to come to the church", "he conducts her into the church", she kneels before the altar ", etc. Hence the Second

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

The grumbling set in, and people spoke of “churching” elsewhere.

Tattoos on the Heart Gregory Boyle 2010

The circumcision and the churching of Mary would have occurred on the same day -- the eighth after the birth.

Tarnish and Style: Why I Like Venice, part 1 Heather McDougal 2008

Now that I think of it, though, this is more likely the churching of Mary, when she hands Jesus over to Simeon in the temple.

Venice, part 2 Heather McDougal 2008

I could have gone into the churching business with a six-figure salary.

At famed NY church, a brouhaha over pastor's pay | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

I suspect eventually, one of the parents would “give” depending on the weight/value they — and especially extended family — place on the churching.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More Discrimination in Child Custody Cases Against the Less Religiously Practicing Parent: 2009