Traditionally, this is called April Fools’ Day. I don’t know the origin of the idea; even my curious mind has not found sufficient interest in discovering its origins. Frankly, we, as mortals, are quite often fools, and to quote  Shakespeare, “What fools these mortals be.” (Midsummer’s Night Dream, Act 3),  it would seem to be true of the mortal condition.

And that brings us to this Lenten look at mortality. From just after creation, God punished man with death. Why…..

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