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The Crux of the Matter - April 2025
Men of Signum Crucis , now that Laetare Sunday and the priests wearing rose-colored vestments have come and gone, we are able to say...
Mark Rehagen
Apr 28 min read
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The Crux of the Matter - March 2025
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...
Mark Rehagen
Mar 47 min read
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The Crux of the Matter - February 2025
Men of Signum Crucis , greetings on this Memorial of St. John Bosco, Priest. St. John Bosco, born in northern Italy in 1815, was an...
Mark Rehagen
Jan 309 min read
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The Crux of the Matter - January 2025
Men of Signum Crucis , Merry Christmas! This is my favorite time of the year, for many reasons–first, of course, is the celebration of...
Mark Rehagen
Dec 26, 20249 min read
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December 2024 Newsletter
Men of Signum Crucis , Happy Advent! Andy Williams might have sung that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but I think...
Mark Rehagen
Dec 4, 20248 min read
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November 2024 Newsletter
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...
Mark Rehagen
Oct 31, 20246 min read
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October 2024 Newsletter
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...
Mark Rehagen
Sep 26, 20247 min read
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September 2024 Newsletter
Men of Signum Crucis , I was amazed and inspired at the huge turnout at our August gathering– 24 new men joined the fraternity that...
Mark Rehagen
Aug 30, 20248 min read
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August 2024 Newsletter
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...
Mark Rehagen
Aug 6, 20246 min read
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July 2024 Newsletter
Men, Happy Feast Day of St. Junipero Serra! The Feast Day of St. Junipero Serra is especially significant this year, because the western...
Mark Rehagen
Jun 30, 20246 min read
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June 2024 Newsletter
Men, it is with a very heavy heart that I begin this newsletter with the news of the passing away of Men of Signum Crucis Planning Group...
Mark Rehagen
May 31, 20246 min read
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May 2024 Newsletter
Men, I hope your Easter has been blessed. Happy Easter! Alleluia! I love this time of the year–the sun is in the air, the gardens are...
Mark Rehagen
May 6, 20248 min read
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April 2024 Newsletter
Men, He Has Risen as He said! Alleluia! Happy Easter! Alleluia! Easter is not over–far from it. We in the Church have the great...
Mark Rehagen
Apr 2, 20246 min read
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March 2024 Newsletter
Men, Happy Lent! I know, Lent is not intended to be a “happy” time, but it is a time when we can push ourselves through fasting and...
Mark Rehagen
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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February 2024 Newsletter
Men, Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Lord! This major feast day is also known as Candlemas because of the reference to the Light...
Mark Rehagen
Feb 1, 20246 min read
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January 2024 Newsletter
Men, Merry Christmas! Let’s not forget that the Christmas season has just begun and extends to the Feast of the Presentation on February...
Mark Rehagen
Dec 29, 20236 min read
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December 2023 Newsletter
Men, Happy New Year! Yes, it is the new year–as always, we start anew in the Church year with Advent (perhaps the most overlooked season...
Mark Rehagen
Dec 4, 20237 min read
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November 2023 Newsletter
Men, happy All Saints Day! I hope that you are able to spend some time today (and this month) reflecting on the reality of the Communion...
Mark Rehagen
Oct 31, 20236 min read
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October 2023 Newsletter
Men, happy Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi! Though this memorial might bring back memories of priests blessing pets when you were in...
Mark Rehagen
Oct 3, 20237 min read
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September 2023 Newsletter
Men of Signum Crucis, happy Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist! I hope that you will reflect when you read this newsletter...
Mark Rehagen
Aug 29, 20236 min read
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