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Chalice For Pain In Hospital Ministry
“On April 29, 1964, our parish priest came and got my mom and me, and we went to the hospital. I saw my dad’s body after he was electrocuted in an...
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Ash Wednesday: We Pray to the Lord
On Ash Wednesday, the church reaches out to mark our individual foreheads with a cross of ashes. We claim the cross on our bodies, but we spend the...
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Letters from Nyumbani, Part VI: “Kujitegemea: Self-Reliance and the Future of the Church” by Keenan Bross, C.S.C.
In the “Letters from Nyumbani” series of reflections, Moreau seminarian Keenan Bross, C.S.C., shares his experiences during his pastoral year at St....
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Bringing Hope To Downtown Portland
Frank Castle of Marvel Comics was known as “The Punisher,” a Catholic Vietnam veteran who after his family was murdered in the crossfire of a mob...
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2025 Bengal Bouts President Invites You to Boxing Tournament on March 29th
Dear Holy Cross family, My name is Creed Leathers, and I am the president of the University of Notre Dame’s Men’s Boxing Club. For the past 95...
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Pass Through the Gate
One of my favorite stories is about Fr. Pete McCormick, C.S.C., who is currently the Director of Campus Ministry at Notre Dame. When he was a senior...
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I Have Been with You Wherever You’ve Been
On January 11-12, Andre House of Hospitality celebrated its 40th Anniversary of making God known, loved, and served on the streets of Phoenix. There...
![Br. Edward Luther, C.S.C. | April 29, 1927 – January 18, 2025](https://www.holycrossusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brother-Luther.jpg)
Br. Edward Luther, C.S.C. | April 29, 1927 – January 18, 2025
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Br. Edward Luther, C.S.C., 97, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on Saturday, January 18, 2025, after a short...
![Student Essay Contest: “Learning to Give All For God” by Archbishop Hoban’s Mateo DeCola](https://www.holycrossusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mateo-essay-blog1.png)
Student Essay Contest: “Learning to Give All For God” by Archbishop Hoban’s Mateo DeCola
We are pleased to present to you this tied third-place essay from the 2024 Holy Cross Missions Student Essay Contest, which invited students to...
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Ganguly Exchange Reflection: Life in Monterrey, Mexico by Ed Donnelly, C.S.C.
The Holy Cross Mission Center is pleased to share written reflections from the Holy Cross participants in the 2024 Ganguly Exchange, an eight-week...
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Beacon Of Hope For 40 Years
It is two weeks before Christmas and Sally, an unwed mother of a baby girl is living out of her car feeling hopeless. The temperatures are cold in...
![Rev. Joseph A. Sidera, C.S.C. | February 15, 1942 – January 12, 2025](https://www.holycrossusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rev.-Joseph-Sidera.jpg)
Rev. Joseph A. Sidera, C.S.C. | February 15, 1942 – January 12, 2025
NORWALK, CONN. – Rev. Joseph Anthony Sidera, C.S.C., 82, died at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, on Sunday, January 12, 2025, after a...
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“Letters from Nyumbani”: Part V
In the “Letters from Nyumbani” series of reflections, Moreau seminarian Keenan Bross, C.S.C., shares his experiences during his pastoral year at St....
![2024-25 AJP International & MJDEF Grants](https://www.holycrossusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/St.-Brendan-Kitete-7.jpeg)
2024-25 AJP International & MJDEF Grants
The Holy Cross Mission Center recently accepted applications from the Congregation’s international ministries for two grants: the Apostolic, Justice...
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How to Participate in Holy Cross Heritage Month
What is Holy Cross Heritage Month? Holy Cross Heritage Month is a collaborative and dynamic initiative that engages the diverse ministries and...