You probably share my frustration. A week or so after Labor Day, you’re walking through The Home Depot or Walmart and you hear “Jingle Bells,” and as you round the corner: Christmas trees and tinsel.

We all know Legatus’ mission — to study, live and spread our faith. Oftentimes when I am summarizing our mission, I simply say it is to help members become better Catholics.

Legatus welcomed Brian Beckham as the director of its South Region on Oct. 21. He succeeds Warren Dazzio who resigned his position in September.

Following in the footsteps of saints, Legates traversed Italy from Rome to Florence to Venice during the annual Legatus pilgrimage Oct. 8-17. These three cities also served as stepping stones to holy sites associated with some of the Church’s most important saints.