Each year since 2010, my early summer schedule has followed almost exactly the same pattern: graduation weekend, a week of administrative wrap-up,...
Why Should a Priest Teach Math
Throughout my years of seminary and early priesthood, I occasionally have worried about the priestly character or even religious value of my work...
Watching Over Those Who Watch Over Us
For many Catholics, the periods of Lent and Holy Week contain life-changing events—sometimes in the most unusual packages. For me, that...
A Great Year of Residence Hall Ministry
It has been a busy spring at Fisher Hall at the University of Notre Dame! Though Fisher is a relatively small residence hall, with 183 students, we...
Witnessing the Canonization
On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church celebrated the canonization of two new saints, Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Towards the end of week,...
When Hell Freezes Over
For many years now, the priesthood ordinations for our province have been held on the Saturday after Easter. As that date rapidly approaches this...
Surrexit Christus Hodie: Today Christ is Risen!
Excerpts from Bl. Fr. Moreau's Spiritual Exercises for Holy Cross religious and his Christian Meditations, found in "Basil Moreau: Essential...
Ecce Lignum Crucis, Behold the Wood of the Cross
Collected here are three passages on the Cross of our Lord. The Holy Cross plays a key role in the spirituality of our Congregation, but especially...
Climbing the Holy Stairs
Over Spring Break I had the privilege of going on a pilgrimage to Rome with fellow seminarians and a group of men from Notre Dame and Holy Cross...