As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

The scene depicts the fifth of the 14 stations of the cross in traditional Christian iconography, in which St. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross toward calvary. And it’s just one of ...

Yet, as I learned one Easter while reflecting on the part played by Simon of Cyrene on Jesus’s way to Calvary, our well-intentioned endeavours may obscure the pauses that are vital to discovering and ...