Senate chaplain Barry Black is ready for a very virtual Easter

Video

You can still wear a bow tie on virtual Easter, and Senate Chaplain Barry Black is proof

[jwp-video n="1"]

By Kathryn Lyons and Jinitzail Hernández

Posted April 10, 2020 at 5:35pm

Heard on the Hill dropped into Senate Chaplain Barry Black’s self-described “man cave” for a message of encouragement during Holy Week and Passover.

He’s used to praying with lawmakers face to face, but now he’s going all in on virtual preaching. If anything, he’s busier than ever (and still wearing his signature bow tie).

Recent Stories

Capitol Ink | Renaming rights

Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar backed off his push for an impeachment vote Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Trump impeachment effort pulled moments before House vote

Nebraska Rep. Adrian Smith says the school voucher proposal "fits well within the purview of reconciliation."

School choice proponents cheer voucher proposal in budget reconciliation measure

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used a procedural maneuver on the floor Wednesday to call attention to an overdue plaque honoring police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify Wednesday at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.

Kennedy defends budget request but is silent on big HHS changes

Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., center, opens the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the budget reconciliation bill on Tuesday. Smith is flanked by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., left, and ranking member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass.