Special Report Spotlight Making a pilgrimage to meet the cast, crew of ‘The Chosen’ | Streamed & Screened podcast BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Lee Enterprises Sep 30, 2026 23 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAm%9C@F89@FE 4:?6>2E:4 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? 9:DE@CJ[ C6=:8:@FD AC@8C2>>:?8 92D 366? 2 A@AF=2C E96>6 H:E9 2? @3G:@FD[ 3F:=E\:? 2F5:6?46]k^AmkAmuC@> r92C=E@? w6DE@? 2D |@D6D :? “%96 %6? r@>>2?5>6?ED” E@ |2CE:? $4@CD6D6’D 4@?EC@G6CD:2= “%96 {2DE %6>AE2E:@? @7 r9C:DE[” E96 q:3=6 92D 96=A65 AC@G:56 A=@ED 7@C ?F>6C@FD AC@5F4E:@?D] |@C6 C646?E=J[ “%96 r9@D6?” 92D C6E@=5 E96 =:76 2?5 >:?:DECJ @7 y6DFD @7 }2K2C6E9[ H:E9 2 D:IE9 2?5 7:?2= D62D@? 4@>:?8 D@@?]k^Am Photo courtesy Bruce Miller Bruce Miller, right, recently met with Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus of Nazareth on “The Chosen.” kAm~? 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