National Catholic Register

The Sign of the Cross Is More Powerful Than You Imagine, Says St. Bernadette

Catholics often make the Sign of the Cross. We make the familiar motion of our childhood or entry into the Church by repeating the words at the holy water font, before and after prayer, or passing by ...
America Magazine

The Sign of the Cross

My niece’s friend asked: “Does the Sign of the Cross always have to be made with the right hand?” Another friend reacted immediately: “Of course it must.” A third retorted, “But isn’t that awkward for ...
Vanguard

The sign of the Cross; it’s origin

IDOLATRY is a big tree with so many branches, one of which is Iconolatry. Iconolatry is the sentimental reverence or honour given to graven or carved wooden or bronze images of objects or given to ...
National Catholic Register

The Sign of the Cross

Sept. 13 is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I). Monday, Sept. 14, is the Triumph of the Cross — a great day to take the whole family to Mass. The feast recalls the value of the cross ...
National Catholic Reporter

Sign of the cross

Of all the questions we might ask about the impact of the Jesus community on history, the first ought to be why it survived at all. Why did it emerge from the countless movements, religions and ...