This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of Simon of Cyrene being called on to carry Jesus’ cross after Jesus fell on the way to his crucifixion. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate his fifth anniversary as pope April 19. It’s clear by now that he won’t get the same treatment on that day that he did for his other anniversaries. For the world’s ...

Give me one shot at my life today. I don’t want to be a stranger. I don’t want to be just a passerby. — O.A.R., One Shot It’s hard to be a bystander, just passing by. All you want to do is mind your ...

I admire people who take up crosses for the greater good. The surgeon who sacrifices a prestigious career to serve a backwater community. The gutsy journalist who risks her reputation to expose ...

Henry Masters has a thing for Simon of Cyrene. Nearly two decades ago, Masters wrote and published a book about the African man summoned from the crowd to carry Jesus’ cross to Calvary. Now, at age 76 ...