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 ...

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 ...

I own and have read dozens, possibly hundreds, of books on prayer. A whole bookcase, right next to my desk, is filled with them: Dom Gregory Dix’s The Shape of the Liturgy, Roberta Bondi’s To Pray and ...

The sign of the cross reminds us of the Trinity which resides in us, of God's name and of our commitment to the faith from the moment of baptism, said Pope Benedict before Sunday's Angelus. He also ...

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 ...

Sisters of the Holy Cross honroed the lives, struggles and hopes of Migrants and Refugees in prayer.Marking World Day of ...

The Stations of the Cross, also called the "Way of the Cross," or "Via Crucis," refers to the devotional prayer practice that commemorates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ...

Christians begin their day, activities and prayers with the Sign of the Cross. It strengthens us in temptations and difficulties. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.