This weekend I had the joy of traveling to the Chicago area to celebrate my nephew's First Holy Communion. Anticipating my visit with my sister and...
A Community Transcending Time and Space
Last November I was at Notre Dame for a meeting and I was invited to join the Holy Cross community for Mass at Fatima House. It was All Souls Day...
A Home for Studies
Not so long after I bragged about the ministry of Holy Cross in our Parishes in Tanzania – Kitete and Kambi ya Simba – I took a turn to...
Lining up the Chasubles
Continuing our exclusive Ordination Week coverage, the Spes Unica Blog interviewed Mr. John Zack, University Sacristan at Notre Dame. Last year, we...
Greater Priestly Service through Brotherhood
Fr. Ken Molinaro, C.S.C., the Assistant Provincial and Vicar of the United States Province of Priests and Brothers, continues our Ordination Week...
A Blessing for Others
Fr. John Britto, C.S.C., was ordained a priest last year on April 30 together with Fr. Paul Ybarra, C.S.C. As we prepare for this year's ordination...
Holy Week: Among the Living Forever
When I was first ordained a priest, I was assigned to a parish with a large grade school. One day early on in my time there, I was celebrating a...
Holy Week: Waiting in Hope
Today is Good Friday. Jesus' body has been taken down from the cross and laid in the tomb. The tomb has been sealed, and now we wait. There's not...
Holy Week: Eucharistic Service
My brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather here in the Basilica this evening to begin the celebration of the Sacred Triduum. Our observance of...