Readings (Year A): Acts 10:34a, 37–43Psalm 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23Colossians 3:1–4John 20:1–9 Reflection: Trust in God’s abundant mercy Happy Easter from...
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The Unstoppable . . . Dave Chappelle (Netflix, 2025) Dave Chappelle’s latest stand-up special is paradoxical. He plays a massive stadium show as if it were a...
One of my favorite paintings of Palm Sunday is James Ensor’s “Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889.” It’s a chaotic painting: half mob, half Mardi Gras...
Alleluia, Christ is risen! Jesus suffered, died, and was buried; on the third day he rose again, in accordance with the scripture. So often, when we talk about...
When young, I anticipated the arrival of Lent with equal parts trepidation and excitement. Trepidation, because my parents forced the whole family to give up...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 50:4–7Psalm 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24Philippians 2:6–11Matthew 26:14–27:66 Reflection: Palm Sunday calls us to humility and hope In...
I’m playing the 2018 city-building game Frostpunk, and I have a decision to make. Frostpunk casts the player as the leader of an isolated city in an alternate...
The day before the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign over Iran, which, in its first days, reached more than 4,000 targets and killed...
The American Revolution (PBS), directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, is not only smart, but also wise. The Federalist and the...
