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...
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...