In the Roman Catholic tradition, the sign of the cross is bestowed upon the foreheads of the faithful at confirmation. Just then my alarm went off, and my lecture was cut short. I then explained to (I assume) my mostly Baptist students that it was the same sign pastors and priests make on babies as they are baptized. I was teaching a theology class on making the sign of the cross at the imposition of ashes on the forehead. I usually don’t remember my dreams, but this time I did. The night before Ash Wednesday, I had a dream.