Editor’s note: This editorial, in modified form, has marked previous Easter holidays in this newspaper.
The Easter story, the victorious ending of a tale of brutal crucifixion, suggests that there’s a powerful answer to the pain and evil that have touched the world throughout human history. That’s why the Easter narrative can resonate not only with Christians but in secular society, too. Any story of hope is needed now more than ever, as recent headlines have reminded us.
On this weekend’s Easter, as on others, there’s trouble afoot on our anguished planet. The stories of terrorism and war abroad and violence close to home continue to dominate the headlines…