Tag: Holy Saturday

Renewal From Pandemic Requires Spiritual Independence

Commentary Spring has finally arrived here in rural New England, the air crisp and fresh, the skies blue. The annual promise of renewal, symbolized by a glorious Easter Sunday, washes away the gloom of winter as new life bursts from the ground. How sad it is, then—how demoralizing—to see our fellow citizens in the sunshine…


Clergy Who Bowed to COVID Fears Need to Face a Reckoning

Commentary Spring has finally arrived here in rural New England, the air crisp and fresh, the skies blue. The annual promise of renewal, symbolized by a glorious Easter Sunday, washes away the gloom of winter as new life bursts from the ground. How sad it is, then—how demoralizing—to see our fellow citizens in the sunshine…