1. Stay Home While Celebrating Easter
Here are a few ideas for both adults and children on how to celebrate Easter 2020 without your physical church community present.
2. Cadre of Chicago-Area Priests Trained to Minister to Dying Coronavirus Patients
Two dozen Chicago-area priests designated to replace pastors during the coronavirus epidemic to perform last rites on dying COVID-19 patients.
3. The Unspeakable Grief, the Unshakable Heavens
I understand the impulse to seek in the celestial a focal point for hope.
4. People Made the Ultimate Sacrifice for You to Vote. Shouldn’t You Do the Same?
Technically, nothing has been taken from you.
Christ’s life among us has always included both his and our bodies.
6. What the COVID-19 Pandemic Means for Black Americans
The bias built into the health system means they will have worse outcomes on average if they get sick.
7. The Bold Imagination of Maundy Thursday Love
Maintain social distance, and for the love of God, don’t go to Grandma’s house. These are all wise admonitions, but is that it?
8. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Including Crypt, Will Become a Hospital
The Manhattan church, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, will be able to care for at least 200 patients during the coronavirus outbreak.
9. Acts of Holy Saturday that Defy Despair
Our bodies, entombed and separated from each other by our social distancing efforts, will be stuck in Saturday.
10. A Chorus of Alzheimer's Patients Sings Through The Shutdown On Zoom
The Fairfax-based Sentimental Journey Singers brings together people with memory struggles to sing music of their era.
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