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Student Essay Contest: “Thin Places: Where Heaven and Humanity Meet” by Kylene Coyle
We are pleased to present to you this second-place essay from the 2024 Holy Cross Missions Student Essay Contest, which invited students to reflect...
Ganguly Exchange Reflection: Home in the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Holy Cross Mission Center is pleased to share written reflections from the Holy Cross participants in the 2024 Ganguly Exchange, an eight-week...
Rev. James N. Watzke, C.S.C. | July 7, 1936 – November 9, 2024
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Rev. James Norman Watzke, C.S.C., 88, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, after a short...
The SCARS Project
“You don't get over it you get on with it, and the reason we say you don't get over it is because it is a scar. It's a scar in one's memory and...
Homecomings and Communities of the Coming Kingdom
The Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross speak of our feasts giving us occasions as a religious family to pray and celebrate together....
“Letters from Nyumbani”: Part III
In the “Letters from Nyumbani” series of reflections, Moreau seminarian Keenan Bross, C.S.C., will share his experiences during his pastoral year at...
Advent: Fear. And. Fearlessness.
In Luke 1:26-38, the angel Gabriel is sent to a virgin named Mary. The angel announces to her that she will conceive and bear a son. Hearing this,...
The Virtues of Bishop Vincent J. McCauley, C.S.C.
On this anniversary of the death of Servant of God Vincent McCauley, C.S.C., we are pleased to share this article written by Fr. Tom Smith, C.S.C.,...
Why I Fight for St. Joseph’s Hill: Reflection from a 2024 Baraka Bouts Captain
Each year, the Women’s Boxing Club at the University of Notre Dame hosts the Baraka Bouts tournament to raise funds for Holy Cross education in...
Relinquishing Prejudices
“I could see beyond their tattoos, beyond their physical appearance, and saw them as men, as human beings, much like anyone would want. It was then...
Rev. George J. Lucas, C.S.C. | October 28, 1944 – October 21, 2024
NOTRE DAME, Indiana – Rev. George Joseph Lucas, C.S.C., 79, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Indiana, on October 21, 2024, after a short...
Leave Everything and Follow Him
The story of the rich man, which we read as the Gospel at Mass for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, is one of the foundational Scriptural texts for...
Witness to Hope
Before he became a groundbreaking philosopher and theologian, before he became a key figure in the fall of communism, and before he was chosen as...
Papua New Guinea Missionary Interview: Br. James Walters, C.S.C.
Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and at the direction of Superior General Br. Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., the Congregation of Holy Cross is...
People Join People: Finding the Right Fit for Your Vocation
After meeting with all the freshmen in Knott Hall where I’m the rector, I asked why they came to Notre Dame. There were a range of responses, but...