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Passover’s promise of a safer place is America’s story this year
By Gabrielle Giffords — March 26, 2021
(RNS) — The former congresswoman and gun safety activist on Passover in a time of trauma.
What are the origins of Lent?
By Joanne M. Pierce — February 22, 2021
(The Conversation) — The word “Lent” has Germanic roots referring to springtime. But not much is known about its origins as the religious observance.
Imbolc’s celebration of hearth and home resonates with Pagans in a pandemic year
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 1, 2021
(RNS) — Many Imbolc traditions revolve around the Celtic goddess Brigid, who shares the sabbat's associations with transformation, inspiration, wisdom, fertility and the hearth fire, among other things.
Spring books: The renewal edition
By Kimberly Winston — April 4, 2018
(RNS) — Here are eight new books — and one bonus track — where religion and spirituality are themes.
Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday
By Brent Landau — April 13, 2017
The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring.
COMMENTARY: Spring is victory lane
By Tom Ehrich — March 18, 2014
(RNS) It would have been easy to join the chorus of helpless whining. And maybe I did join it from time to time. If so, I hope the impulse to complain will vanish with the crocus and the daffodil.
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