From the Prayer of St. Francis to traffic jams between pews, Holy Week is a great time to remember peace is always with us
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Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Nicolais: Easter reminds us to resurrect love every day
Shortly after this column appears in the wee hours of Sunday morning, crowds will gather and fill churches for Easter Mass. Bright colors, little kids dolled up in their Sunday best, families filling pews that sit vacant most of the year. A joyous occasion. I have always struggled with Easter. It has nothing to do […]
Posted inCOVID, Opinion, Write On, Colorado
It’s OK to bottom out during coronavirus, like the time I was the Easter bunny who cried
Day three in the same yoga pants (without doing yoga). Not sure which clothes are clean or dirty anyway, as the laundry pile is severely compromised. The kids wanted chocolate cereal for dinner, and they got chocolate cereal for dinner. Captain’s log: Star Date, 2020. This is week five of our stay-at-home quarantine and it […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
On Easter morning, there was a historic opportunity. I grabbed my camera and walked the Denver streets.
I sensed a photographic opportunity of historic importance that I shouldn’t pass up. I was guessing, hoping actually in a twisted kind of way, that I would never get to see and experience the streets of Denver so empty and deserted. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was Easter morning, all the churches having […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, News
Churches as empty as the tomb: Coloradans adapt to celebrate Easter together as coronavirus forces them apart
DELTA — It’s a few minutes before dawn when the first cars pull in, the moon still bright overhead, the ground soft and damp from overnight rains. Snow flurries are visible high over the Grand Mesa to the north. “Good morning,” said guitarist Rob Wolcott, the first person to arrive at the Tru Vu Drive […]