Art, Icons, and Healing

During the late medieval and Renaissance periods, art certainly had a healing power. And perhaps the same can be said about our own time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the globe after more than a year.

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Ordinary Rituals

COVID-19 and social distancing have disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives, including our everyday activities. These ordinary rituals–a stop at a neighborhood cafe or a drink with a friend–instill our lives with an often underappreciated richness. Our loss (and slow remaking) of them reveal their powerful meaning.

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