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Community Engagement Updates November 2023
Community Engagement Updates, November 2023: Assistant Director for Community Engagement Michael Jezewak recently visited the University of...
2023 Spirit of Holy Cross Awards
The Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, announced nine Spirit of Holy Cross Awards honorees for 2023. The...
Into the Wild
Once during my first week at Andre House, I was walking through the parking lot when a guest gave me an astonished look and said that he “ain’t...
Prayer and Ritual at King’s College
Catholics love ritual! There is something comforting and predictable about it; ritual shapes our lives and helps give shape to our community. Mass...
Evangelized by the Poor: Literacy and the Word of God
The Word of God floods my life in Holy Cross. I follow along with the universal Church as she hears the Scriptures proclaimed throughout the...
November Rains Grief Among Fallen Oak Leaves
By Rev. Ronald P. Raab, C.S.C. In November, the Church remembers the dead. The month starts celebrating our universal saints and then the souls of...
End of Summer Reflections
An end-of-summer greeting to all of you in the Cross and Anchor Guild from Fr. Tom Zurcher, C.S.C. Yes. Autumn is just around the corner. The...
Love of God and of Neighbor: The Witness of Servant of God Theotonius Ganguly
For this World Mission Month during the 100th anniversary of our office, it’s worth highlighting the Congregation of Holy Cross’s success at our...
The Holy Cross Mission Center Celebrates 100 Years
An abundance of blessings and gratitude. That is the best way that I can describe the Holy Cross Mission Center Centennial Celebration held on...
Bangladeshi Tribal Schools Receive New Computers
The Congregation of Holy Cross first came to serve in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1853. Since then, the Holy Cross priests and brothers have...
St. Joseph School of Industrial Trade Receives New Machines
Established in 1954, St. Joseph's School of Industrial Trades located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, provides free training in carpentry, machinery, welding...
Rev. Gerardo T. Papen, C.S.C. | December 10, 1935 – October 6, 2023
Gerardo Papen was born on December 10, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Joseph W. Papen and Victoria Thaden, both deceased. The couple had 14...
Stories of Holy Cross: Fr. Valentine Czyzewski, C.S.C.
E Pluribus Unum — "One out of many" — is an epithet the United States sometimes uses to describe itself as a nation made up of many different ethnic...
Rev. David Bakewell Burrell, C.S.C. | March 1, 1933 – October 1, 2023
Rev. David B. Burrell, C.S.C., 90, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Indiana, on October 1, 2023, after a short illness. Fr. Burrell was born on...
Moreau Society Members Enjoy Annual Weekend Retreat and Football Game
The 17 th annual Moreau Society weekend was held September 14-17 at the Holy Cross LaPorte Center in La Porte, Indiana. More than 35 guests joined...