Reflections on Easter and Passover

Gratuitous acts of violence in our country in recent days raise questions about whether the message of Easter hope has any relevance. At press time, the anti-Semitic shootings in Overland Park are on the news and on my mind. Besides that, there is the slow-motion violence against the poor and working-class by a process of sucking what little wealth they have into the pockets of the financial elite. What hope is ...