When Temptation Is Really Something Worse

Reaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart

A detail from “Death and the Miser” circa 1485-1490 by Hieronymus Bosch. Oil on Panel, 36 5/8 by 12 3/16 inches. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Public Domain

The pandemic of COVID-19 is causing havoc in more ways than we might imagine, such as for those who are battling addictions. 

For some time, the United States has struggled with an opioid epidemic. Now, because of social distancing, many who are combating an addiction are no longer able to attend group meetings or go to gyms to help them cope.