The deacons remained kneeling with their heads bowed for longer than I’d ever seen. Of course, I had never before witnessed a Holy Cross ordination...
Forty Hours Devotion at Holy Cross Parish
I’m pleased to continue to share with you highlights of the Forty Hours Devotion that Holy Cross Parish celebrated last fall as part of our parish...
Ministering in Prayer
Just a few days ago, the novices returned from their winter ministry experience. Each year, right around the mid-point of the novitiate, the men are...
Crosses of Hope and Extravagant Gestures of Love
The Lenten season is a journey with spiritual twists and turns. Various models of fidelity and faith help us unfold God’s mystery within us as we...
The Shepherd We Call Good: I Know Mine and Mine Know Me
The image of the Good Shepherd is proclaimed in John 10:11-18 on April 21. It is a rich reflection each year on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, an...
Taking Up the Cross
Within the past few weeks, I have celebrated three funerals here at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, beginning on our Founder, Blessed Basil...
Model for Twinning: St. Joseph (Indiana) & Mary Immaculate (Haiti)
At St. Joseph Catholic Church in South Bend, the Haiti Committee is led by committed parishioners who want to support an international Holy Cross...
Lesson Plan: Identity in Christ
The Holy Cross Mission Center partnered with Dr. Chris Haug and all eight of the U.S. Province's grade schools this past February 1st for a Catholic...
Catholic Schools Week and the Passing Down of Faith
It was always one of my favorite weeks when I was in school. It was one of my favorite weeks when I taught fifth grade. It is still one of my...