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 ...

The ancient gesture affirms the Holy Trinity at the start of Mass, a meal, a car drive and so many moments of life. It also ...

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 ...

Making the sign of the cross is something many Catholics do reflexively, without giving much thought to its roots in ancient Christian practice. If practiced prayerfully, argues Catholic apologist ...

It all started on Ash an Wednesday. As an authorized lay minister in my church, I was making the sign of the cross on foreheads using ashes while saying: “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall ...

A Madison church is working to ease COVID-19 stress one prayer at a time. First Independent Methodist Church in Madison put up cross with instructions telling those with prayers to write them down and ...