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Too Good to Be True?

Reflections on the Resurrection of Jesus By Bryan Owen If it seems too good to be true, it probably is! We’ve all heard and perhaps used that...

One Year Later: A Virtual Easter Anthem

Last year on Easter, the Office of Communications debuted a virtual ensemble of more than 600 musicians performing The Strife Is O'er, and TLC...

The Grace of Being Seen

By Paul Kolbet A lot of us are feeling unhappy right now. There is nothing wrong with that. Being happy during a pandemic may not be...

Behind the Scenes of the Easter Virtual Choir

TLC's Kirk Petersen goes "under the hood" to investigate the process that led to a stunning 600-person digital rendition of "The Strife is O'er" by Episcopalians across the country on Easter Day.

Of Literal Resurrection and Spiritual Communion

By Elizabeth Anderson There are a handful of predictable theological debates that seem to crop up at certain times of the liturgical year. Is purple...

Where to Look for New Life

By Wesley Hill During the afternoon of Maundy Thursday, as I sat writing in my office, the sun burst through the colorless gauze that had...

Dogs, Easter, and New Creation

By Charlie Clauss There is one species on our planet that seems to be benefiting from Covid-19 stay-at-home orders: dogs. There are more dogs out...

They Were Amazed

By Chip Prehn What were the disciples expecting to see on that third day? They had been carefully taught by their extraordinary rabbi. He had...

The Quiet of Eastertide

By Deanna Briody The first Easter morning dawned without bells. No one was singing. Jesus’s disciples were holed away, stricken with grief, shocked and terrified...

From the Archives: A Hope Almost Fulfilled — Easter 1945

TLC's Easter editorial in 1945 expressed relief as the war neared an end, tempered with concern about persistent nationalism and hatred.

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