The Division of Student Affairs at the University of Portland celebrated the feast of St. André Bessette this year with a day-long retreat....
Celibate Priest + Math Professor = Dating Advisor?
As we approach Valentine's Day next week, I am especially mindful of a surprising reality in my life: recently, a number of University of Portland...
Following a Saint who Followed a Saint
And the story goes on … Oh, when the saints, go marching in … O Lord, I want to be in that number! That sounded in my heart throughout...
Serving the Poor and Afflicted
One of the most central parts of being a religious of Holy Cross, or just a Catholic for that matter, is in some way reaching out to the poor and...
A Brother and a Protector
This past Thursday, the University of Portland Board and the Holy Cross community at UP paid tribute and bid farewell to Br. Donald Stabrowski,...
Our Brotherhood in Holy Cross Never Meant More
I could not have imagined that my first Ash Wednesday in México at La Luz Parish, a very intense and busy day, would end with me learning...
Our Lady of Sorrows
There stood by the cross of Jesus his mother Mary, who knew grief and was a Lady of Sorrows. She is our special patroness, a woman who bore much she...
Bringing Hope in the Mountains
June 23 began like most Saturdays at the Novitiate: Mass and Holy Hour in the morning, an hour of chores following that, and then a free afternoon...
The Study of History Bearing the Lord’s Promise
I have been an avid student of history all my life. From as far back as I can remember, my favorite books have always been histories, the vast...