The first year of teaching always comes with challenges. My first year as a teacher was the 2021–2022 school year, when I taught fifth grade at St....
From Ashes to Easter
On a Wednesday six weeks ago, we received ashes. We started Lent, reminded of our mortality. As “earthlings,” we’re going to return to the earth....
Cross and Anchors Guild Donor Highlight – Shawn Nowicki and Ashleigh Thompson
As recent members of the Cross and Anchors Guild, Shawn Nowicki and Ashleigh Thompson saw their support as both a natural extension of their...
8 Quotes from Bangladesh
Between January 18 and January 26, 2024, Fr. Tom Eckert, C.S.C., and I (Assistant Director Michael Jezewak) spent time with Holy Cross communities...
For Educators: Tips for Sharing Holy Cross Missionary History Next Year
Thank you to the Holy Cross Institute at St. Edward’s University for a great Convocation this year, gathering more than 200 Holy Cross religious and...
McCauley’s Leadership at Vatican II
"[W]hatever good is found to be sown in the hearts and minds of men, or in the rites and cultures peculiar to various peoples, not only is not lost,...
The Holy Risk of Mission
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...