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A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Easter Saturday

April 4, 2018 by Editor 5 Comments

By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald On Sunday, Christians completed their annual celebration of Holy Week, the most important week in the Christian calendar.  This celebration started with Palm Sunday, reached its nadir on Good Friday, and culminated with the celebration of the Risen Lord on Easter Sunday which, in Western traditions, fell […]

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Volunteer groups requesting Easter donations

March 25, 2018 by George Johnston Leave a Comment

Hoppy Helpers is asking, well, for help. The local volunteer group is in need of completed baskets, empty baskets, plastic eggs, Easter grass, small toys, chocolate bunnies and stuffed animals, bubbles and candy for the children served by the Benicia Community Action Council, Child Haven, Vallejo Together and local shelters. Donations can be brought to […]

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A Different Drummer: One recent random Tuesday

December 24, 2017 by Steve Gibbs Leave a Comment

Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were playing poker one evening, not for money of course; that would not be a wholesome story. Santa played with candy canes and the Easter Bunny rolled with nougats. Currently, the Easter Bunny’s stack of canes was twice the size of Santa’s nougats. The Thanksgiving Turkey was in the […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: Christmas, Easter, easter bunny, Santa Claus, Steve Gibbs, Storytime with Steve Gibbs, thanksigivng

Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Jonah and the Great Fish

April 16, 2017 by Jeff Burkhart Leave a Comment

This piece is a synthesis of religiosity and politics. It is as much commentary, as it is an open letter to those that would kill in the name of righteousness for, in the end, belief cannot be forced into a soul. Would a rose of a different color smell as sweet? Is a God, a […]

Filed Under: Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Bible, Easter, Jeff Burkhart, Jonah, poetry, Rhyme and Reason

Easter traditions in the United States and Europe

April 11, 2017 by Jasmine Weis Leave a Comment

Does the word “Easter” conjure up images of chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs? Or does it bring to mind the resurrection of Jesus Christ, or the end of Lent? Do you think of flying kites, exploding carts or mystery novels? What about witches and bonfires? Believe it or not, these are all ways the versatile […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: Easter, holidays, Jasmine Weis

Jerome Page: Happy Easter!

April 20, 2014 by Jerome Page 1 Comment

TO MY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES, to liberals, progressives, conservatives, right wing, left wing, centrists — to decline-to-statists — to all of Benicia, this lovely town we share: Happy Easter! Today is clearly a day for removing the barriers, junking the labels and recriminations and rejoicing together. The excited children are surely uninterested in politics — […]

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Jerome Page: The perils of reality denied

April 11, 2014 by Jerome Page 7 Comments

FIRST, A (PARTIAL!) PAUSE FROM THE UNENDING AND UNENVIABLE TASK of responding to those folks who feel that denying reality (climate change) often enough and cleverly or vehemently enough will release us all from the heavy burdens of that future reality. I want to acknowledge a debt (of reader pleasure) to two outstanding columnists, Carolyn […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, Carolyn Plath, Citizens United, climate change, Easter, Jerome Page, Matt Talbot, McCutcheon, World War II

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