Tag Archives: lockdown

Touching in the time of epidemics

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Art for Housewives

After his resurrection, Jesus encounters Mary Magdalene. She runs to embrace him but Jesus stops her. Noli me tangere he says. Don’t touch me! (John 20:21). Scholars have much debated as to why this was said. One theory is that … Continue reading →

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Les Schtroumpfs

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Art for Housewives

On March 7th, more than 3,500 French gathered in Landerneau, France with their faces painted blue and dressed as Smurfs with the intention of breaking the world record for the largest Smurf rally. When criticized for planning such an activity, … Continue reading →

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Living the Lockdown

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Art for Housewives

On Valentine’s Day of this year, Mattia showed up at the hospital in Codogno with a light case of pneumonia. Despite treatments, the pneumonia persisted. Annalisa Malara, doctor at the hospital, thought that if a standard illness is treated in … Continue reading →