1. Scapegoating, Responsibility, and Neighborly Love in the Plague
Between 1347 and 1352, 'The Great Mortality' touched a third of Europe's population.
2. Real Lockdowns and Virtual Mass: One Country's COVID Containment Strategy
A Central American country of just 6 million people has had one of the most robust responses in the world to COVID-19.
3. Ancient Monks Got That Quarantine Feeling, Too
Listlessness, boredom, torpor, that ‘noonday demon that tempts you away from spiritual connections — that's what was called acedia.
4. The Body of Christ Continues to Gather in Prisons
This past Sunday, some of the only Christians legally permitted to gather in person for worship in many states were those of us who gathered for worship in prisons.
5. Clergy Minister to the Sick and Dying via FaceTime and Zoom
As hospitals strive to prevent the spread of infections, clergy are sometimes unable to be at a patient's bedside to administer last rites.
6. Passover During a Pandemic: The Art of Surviving and Thriving
We have survived catastrophe in the past. And not just survived – ultimately, we thrived.
7. What Happens in November if One Side Doesn’t Accept the Election Results?
Here is what we need to do to minimize the chances of a November meltdown.
8. Every American Must Be Counted — Even in a Pandemic
We will not let a global pandemic stop us from making sure every person in this country receives the representation and resources they deserve.
9. Portugal Gives Migrants Full Citizenship Rights during Coronavirus Outbreak
Portugal has given all migrants and asylum seekers full citizenship rights, granting them full access to the country's healthcare as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus escalates in the country.
10. Why Wartime Metaphors Fail Us
COVID-19 ignores the social constructs we've made to disregard one another.
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