After resurrection Sunday
It is difficult to hold onto hope when horrors abound in the world. And yet.
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Stations of Reparations honor Black church history
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey pauses annually during Lent to reflect on the effect of systemic racism on its Black parishes. Along with acknowledging its own history, the diocese has worked for reparations at the state level with religious and secular organizations.
Link to author Annette John-Hall
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Annette John-Hall
Journalist
Toe tags, tenderness and the tomb
A hospital chaplain who is called upon to attach the toe tags on deceased patients considers how this act of care reflects the women at the tomb.
Link to author Sarah Grace Thompson
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Sarah Grace Thompson
Writer, editor and chaplain
Easter offers hope in a chaotic world
For people suffering in this season, Easter reminds us that hope comes in many forms, including in the ways we are present to one another, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author David L. Odom
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Resurrection love: Caring for bodies this Easter
A story about a hands-on ministry to the sick reflects the love of Jesus. But even in a novel, the realities of such care are challenging, writes a spiritual director and retreat leader.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
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Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
Easter in Ukraine: ‘It’s pretty humbling to witness and document’
An award-winning journalist shares photos she took in Ukraine during Palm Sunday and Easter services in 2022.
Link to author Carol Guzy
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Carol Guzy
Photojournalist
10 ways to avoid inadvertent antisemitism during Holy Week
An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices.
Link to author Elena Procario-Foley
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Elena Procario-Foley
Brother John G. Driscoll Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies, Iona University
Pride and pressure: The Easter speech
A tradition rooted in Black excellence has served as a celebration of the resurrection and a training ground for generations of children.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
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Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
Wanda M. Lundy: From Good Friday to Easter Sunday
The last year has been a reminder that death is part of the process that moves us toward new life, writes an assistant professor, mentoring program leader and pastor.
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Wanda M. Lundy
Assistant professor, New York Theological Seminary
Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: Walking through closed doors this Easter -- the resurrection of the body
A year of suffering reminds us of Christ’s embodiment and of our own, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
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Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
Allison Backous Troy: Cultivating hope in love despite fear
As Eastern Orthodox Easter approaches, a writer reflects on how we may find ways to adorn and anoint and bless the new world in which we live, dark as it is.
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Allison Backous Troy
Writer and educator
