The Sign of the Cross is not just what we do before and after a prayer — it is a prayer! St. Bernadette said that if we were to pray this prayer well, we could go to Heaven.

Thinking back to those times when you make the sign of the cross and enter into Virgo country, J.P. Devine reflects on the end of summer and the start of something new.

Then my hand reached up and made a sign of the cross on Tib’s forehead. This was not a conscious decision. Being with Tib felt holy, still, I didn’t go about wanting to be with the dying, but ...