Mark Rehagen

Men of Signum Crucis , Happy Advent.  ‘Tis the season to slow down, and, as you can, enjoy the longer evenings without so many chores and obligations that longer evenings sometimes “impose” on us.  Maybe it’s a good time to spend more time with family and friends.   But most importantly, Advent is a great time to prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus himself .   What does this mean?  In a way, Advent is a 28-day retreat–a gift given by God himself during a quiet time of the yea r (if we...

Men of Signum Crucis , Happy Eve of the Solemnity of All Hallows. In other words, Happy Halloween.   Don’t you find it interesting when the culture attempts to wrestle away from the Catholic Church a beautiful tradition and over-secularize it?   It’s happened many times over (think over-commercialization of Christmas, the Easter Bunny and egg hunts at Easter, drinking green alcoholic beverages to excess on St. Patrick’s Day, romantic observances on St. Valentine's Day, and yes, dressing up as...

Men of Signum Crucis , happy Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels.  If you are like me, we owe a lot to our guardian angel .   Yes, the...