That's a departure for the Christian Drama School of New Jersey — which normally casts a boy in the Jesus role for its annual "Cross Carry," a Good Friday tradition for 23 years. More formidably ...

Volunteers took turns carrying a 7-foot-tall wooden cross on Oxmoor Road, getting a small sense of what Jesus endured on Good Friday. “It felt like a heavy burden,” said Aidan Pearson ...

Jesus takes up his Cross; Jesus falls for the first time; Jesus meets his Mother Mary; Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross; Veronica wipes the face of Jesus; Jesus falls for the second ...

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 Christian Drama School of New Jersey says 15-year-old Maddie Harmon was the only one to play Jesus and carry the heavy 12-foot cross for more than two miles. The school says they just didn't ...

In the Fifth Station, Jesus allows Simon of Cyrene to help him carry the cross; and in the Sixth Station, he allows Veronica to wipe his face. I don’t think there’s a coincidence in Simon or ...

It’s a Homewood tradition that dates back more than 30 years, but it’s part of a larger tradition that dates back 2,000 years. The annual “Way of the Cross” procession on Oxmoor Road in ...

in a procession re-enacting Jesus Christ's carrying of the cross. It was the first year for a small group. Forty-one years later, Leon again participated in the annual procession. With him were ...

Community members started walking through the Town of Louisa together at 7:30 a.m., and shared opportunities to hold and carry a cross like Jesus did before his crucifixion. Participants also had ...

The Bible and its teachings resonated with him, particularly stories about Jesus Christ administering to the less fortunate and carrying the cross. When he saw those two pieces of wood while ...