This past year I have had the joy of being at Holy Cross Parish in South Bend. There’s something pretty special about being at a parish with a...
Days Full of Grace: Sacramental Life in a Parish
As a Holy Cross priest, my greatest privilege and deepest joy is offering the sacraments for the salvation of souls. Currently assigned to the...
Growth Begins When You Get Uncomfortable
Sometimes it can take many years before we see the fruit of our labors as ministers in God’s Church. But sometimes it unfolds right before our eyes....
Welcome to our Joy!
“Our experience in Holy Cross is demanding. It is joyful as well. And so it should give us a life to which we would happily invite others”...
I Handed On To You What I Myself Received
“Anyone who loves God in the depths of his heart has already been loved by God. In fact, the measure of a man’s love for God depends upon how deeply...
Time Marches Forward
Every August, new students pour in with a mixture of thrill and anxiety characteristic of newcomers leaving home; returning students are exuberant...
We Are Porters of the Heart
Saint Brother André Bessette, the first saint of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the patron saint of André House, once said, “A good-for-nothing...
Slow, Gentle, and Steady Flow of God’s Grace
I vividly remember a homily I gave at St. Ignatius Martyr Parish in Austin, Texas, during my deacon year on March 24, 2020. Does that date strike a...
Gratitude in the Form of 1000 Balloons
During my time in formation to be a Holy Cross brother, one of the priests I frequently went to for Confession regularly assigned me the penance to...