COVID, race, and a pivotal moment for America
St. John’s Episcopal Church, across Lafayette Square from the White House, is a butter-yellow Washington icon. Many presidents have worshipped there, among them Abraham Lincoln, who would slip into the back corner of the last pew, seeking respite from the weight of his office, always sitting alone.
On Sunday night, as unrest ripped through cities across the nation, St. John’s was set ablaze.
