Boston Marathon’s holy ground and sacred bonds
By Daniel Burke — April 16, 2013
(RNS) Just as Jews pray to celebrate Passover "next year in Jerusalem" and Muslims pledge to visit Mecca, marathoners want to "run Boston." For runners, Monday's bombs struck on holy ground, endangering sacred bonds.
Pope Francis tells Bostonians to “combat evil with good”
By Daniel Burke — April 16, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis sent a telegram to Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley on Tuesday, expressing sympathy for the victims of the marathon bombings and urging Americans to "overcome evil with good."
As they turn 150, Adventists still pray for the apocalypse
By Daniel Burke — April 10, 2013
(RNS) They started as a movement determined that Christ would return any day now. Now, as the Seventh-day Adventists turn 150 years old, there's growing tension about building an institution that many hope won't last much longer.
Nicodemus, the mystery man of Holy Week
By Daniel Burke — March 27, 2013
(RNS) The Bible tells us little about Nicodemus. But Christians have found ways to dramatize his journey from skeptical Pharisee to the foot of the cross.
Ask the Experts: Easter edition
By Daniel Burke — March 25, 2013
(RNS) In our inaugural edition of Ask the Experts, we tackled questions about the history, theology and traditions of Christmas. This time, we're looking at Easter.
