Calvary
Why making clergy mandatory reporters won’t solve the Catholic abuse crisis
By Thomas Reese — January 14, 2019
(RNS) — Even covering confession under mandatory reporting rules would have little effect, since few abusers would confess such a sin if they thought their confidences were not secure.
Mosaic restoration depicting Jesus at Calvary an interfaith effort
By Michele Chabin — March 25, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Mosaic Center in Jericho tries to bridge cultural gaps between Christians and Muslims.
Calvary’s Brendan Gleeson: An Irish priest lives into universal themes
By Laura Turner — July 31, 2014
CALVARY, a drama about an Irish priest and the eccentric small town he ministers to, will be released August 1. I talked with its star, Brendan Gleeson, and its writer/director, John Michael McDonagh.
Is skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee sacrilegious?
By Daniel Burke — August 21, 2012
(RNS) More than 20 lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides, including one nude congressman, took a booze-fueled late-night swim in Israel’s Sea of Galilee last summer, Politico reported on Monday. Which leaves at least one question: Is skinny-dipping at the biblical site sacrilegious? By Daniel Burke.
Where was Jesus buried?
By Tracy Gordon — April 3, 2012
JERUSALEM (RNS) During Holy Week, Christians remember the familiar story of Jesus's death and resurrection. But exactly where does that story take place? The Bible offers only a few clues, and different groups of Christians have their own answers. By Kim Lawton.
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