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 t

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

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 t

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 ye

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...

Men of Signum Crucis , happy Memorial of the great Pope St. Gregory the Great.  Not to be repetitive, but he really was a great man.  How...

Men of Signum Crucis , once again, the Church has presented to us a great spate of saints to observe this week, concluding with the...

Men of Signum Crucis , today the Church observes the Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle.   I think the life of this saint is very important for...

Men of Signum Crucis , today the Church observes the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at which time Mary, immediately...

Men of Signum Crucis , Happy Easter!!  Remember that we fast for 40 days, but we feast for 50 .  I hope you are celebrating well to...

Men of Signum Crucis , now that Laetare  Sunday and the priests wearing rose-colored vestments have come and gone, we are able to say...

Men of Signum Crucis , best wishes to each of you as we make our final preparations for Lent during this Year of Hope.   Good results...

Men of Signum Crucis , greetings on this Memorial of St. John Bosco, Priest.    St. John Bosco, born in northern Italy in 1815, was an...

Men of Signum Crucis , Merry Christmas!   This is my favorite time of the year, for many reasons–first, of course, is the celebration of...

Men of Signum Crucis , Happy Advent!   Andy Williams might have sung that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but I think...

Men of Signum Crucis , today is a great day in the Church, when we acknowledge the Church Triumphant , who won the battle and are in...

Men of Signum Crucis , many men spoke to me after Mass at our last gathering, telling me how inspiring it was to hear Father Clark’s...

Men of Signum Crucis , I was amazed and inspired at the huge turnout at our August gathering– 24 new men joined the fraternity that...

Men of Signum Crucis, I hope your summer is going swimmingly! As you might know, I was in Indianapolis a few weeks ago, celebrating the...

Men, Happy Feast Day of St. Junipero Serra! The Feast Day of St. Junipero Serra is especially significant this year, because the western...