It was not unusual for family members to offer wine as a sedative to ease the suffering of those condemned to die upon the cross. For the Roman soldier to imitate this act of compassion by putting a ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his ...

Easter is always a great time to reflect on one's past and presence. Knowing Jesus died for all of us is something special to comprehend. Personally, I never gave a thought to the Roman soldiers ...

Update, Apr. 16, 2017: Alexandra Petri wrote a piece earlier in the week for the Washington Post that uses a similar conceit and the same final joke. The similarities were not intentional, and I ...

The story of how Jesus Christ came into the world is a cornerstone of the Bible, and indeed of the Christian faith. The ...

Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church in Orange had a live Stations of the Cross on Good Friday outside the church. The Stations of the Cross, or Way of the Cross, is a Catholic devotion ...