From St. Helena's finding of the True Cross and Constantine's "In this sign you shall conquer," the Cross is shown to be the banner and throne of Christ the King, the weapon by which He defeated sin, death and Satan, now hidden from public life by a new paganism. Every Christian must take up his own cross (illness, sorrow, duty, even the consequences of his own sins, beginning with a good confession) and wield it, like the martyrs, as the key to heaven, and proudly display the crucifix at home and in public.Listen with the full transcriptGo to episodeSermon of the Day podcast