As I contemplate Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, the sequence I keep coming back to, again and again, is the scourging at the pillar. One reason, certainly, is that it is the most horrifying ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "The Passion of the Christ" missed out on main categories, but has picked up three Oscar nominations. The graphic portrayal of Jesus' scourging and crucifixion is up for three ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. As an agnostic with a mystical bent who’s also something of a non-fan of Mel Gibson, I am either the worst — or the best — ...

Jim Caviezel was already a devout Catholic when he got the role of Christ in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. It all started when I got a phone call from my agent saying that Steve McEveety, ...

During a recent sabbatical, I immersed myself in the novels of Eudora Welty (1909-2001). One line she wrote stayed with me: “The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you ...