Mark Rehagen

Men, not everyone may think this way, but Lent is a great time of the year to be Catholic .  We know the purpose is to prepare ourselves for the greatest gift ever given–the salvation of humanity by the Son of God .  It’s an amazing gift given to us–what God would send his own Son to redeem his children who had strayed?   Our theology teaches us that only God could redeem us from the infinite sin of Adam .  Given that the sin of Adam was such a tremendous offense against God, man himself...

Men of Signum Crucis , today the Christmas season has officially ended.  Don’t be glum about it.  Later this month, the Church gives us another great season to observe.   Lent.    Lent?             Though things often seem to move slowly in the Church, we just as often observe that the Church continues to march forward quickly.             It’s time for Lent already?  Wasn’t Jesus just born 40 days ago?  Now we are about to observe a time for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that culminates in...

Men of Signum Crucis , Merry Christmas. For unto us a child is born–the Son of God is born to us, Jesus Christ, our Lord!   It’s happened a time or two before this year that we have observed Christ’s birth, hasn’t it??   Is it possible that the observance of Christ’s birth can become routine, blas é , ordinary over time?  Is it possible that this extraordinary event can “lose its luster”?   I say it is  possible, if we “cave in” to the world around us, and cast aside the true meaning of the...