Holy Cross Mission Center Blog
Spes Unica
Highlighting impactful stories and updates from our international missions.
Community Engagement Updates – April 25, 2024
Happy Easter! He is risen! Here at the HCMC, we began this Easter season with a renewed commitment to carry out the Great Commission given by Jesus...
Immersion in Monterrey for Archbishop Hoban High School Students
Where do your students find Christ present in others? Where are they detached from the buzz of phones? Where have they crossed borders of nations,...
AUDIO: Fr. Fred Jenga, C.S.C., on Holy Cross’s Legacy in East Africa
Our friend Fr. Fred Jenga, C.S.C., the President of Holy Cross Family Ministries, was recently featured on the Ethics and Culture Cast, a podcast...
April 2024 Community Engagement Updates
The Holy Cross Mission Center has been busy this month. Here is what we have been up to: 1. For those looking for our office, you can now find us in...
In Memoriam: Rev. Frank J. Quinlivan, C.S.C.
The Holy Cross Mission Center staff were grateful to host Fr. Frank Quinlivan, C.S.C., these past few years during his visits to family, friends,...
St. Joseph Province Opens New Holy Cross Juniorate
On January 4, 2024, St. Joseph Province of Brothers welcomed fifteen students in grades 9 and 10 into the new Holy Cross Juniorate in Rajshahi City,...
St. Joseph’s Hill Tree Planting Project Grows Deeper Roots
The St. Joseph’s Hill Secondary School (SJHSS) Tree Planting Project was initiated in 2019 by Fr. Richard Potthast, C.S.C., to meet the growing need...
8 Quotes from Bangladesh
Between January 18 and January 26, 2024, Fr. Tom Eckert, C.S.C., and I (Assistant Director Michael Jezewak) spent time with Holy Cross communities...
For Educators: Tips for Sharing Holy Cross Missionary History Next Year
Thank you to the Holy Cross Institute at St. Edward’s University for a great Convocation this year, gathering more than 200 Holy Cross religious and...
St. Joseph’s Hill Renovates Old Dormitories
St. Joseph’s Hill Senior Secondary School (SJHSS) educates 545 students in the rural area of Kyarusozi, Uganda. This past year, SJHSS celebrated the...
McCauley’s Leadership at Vatican II
"[W]hatever good is found to be sown in the hearts and minds of men, or in the rites and cultures peculiar to various peoples, not only is not lost,...
The Holy Risk of Mission
The deacons remained kneeling with their heads bowed for longer than I’d ever seen. Of course, I had never before witnessed a Holy Cross ordination...