Laughing in the Face of Death (Holy Humor Sunday: April 12, 2026)

About this episode

The episode explores the tradition of Holy Humor Sunday and its significance in celebrating Easter joy.

"Holy Humor Sunday" sounds like a modern invention, but actually it’s a practice with deep roots, particularly in the Eastern Churches. In those traditions, the joy of Easter is extended to the Sunday after Easter Sunday with a celebration called “Bright Sunday” or “Smile Sunday" or Holy Humor” Sunday. It’s a way of understanding Christ’s Easter resurrection as God’s own last laugh, a kind of practical joke on sin and death and the powers that be, when the world goes knock-knocking on the tom...

Topics covered

• Holy Humor
• Easter celebration
• Christian traditions
• joy of resurrection
• spirituality

Keywords

• Holy Humor Sunday
• Easter
• Bright Sunday
• Smile Sunday
• Christianity
• resurrection
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern Churches

Books & works: Easter