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“… we go as educators in the faith to those whose lot we share …” — Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross, 2:12 The charism of a religious community is its particular personality within the...
Holy Cross came into being when Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., brought together, into a single religious community, the Brothers of St. Joseph and the priests he had organized for auxiliary service in parishes. This community’s...
“The tree of the Cross has been planted where our worthy religious dwell … But these religious have learned to savor its life-giving fruits, and if God in his goodness preserves them in the admirable dispositions which they have...
The General Administration for the Congregation of Holy Cross is located in Rome, Italy, and also the place of residence of the Superior General and his Council. The Superior General is Rev. Robert Epping, C.S.C. The organizational framework of...
The practice of the Stations of the Cross — also known as the Way of the Cross — really began when early Christian pilgrims retraced the steps of Jesus during His last days in Jerusalem. These early pilgrimages are thought to have...
From the earliest days of the Church, men and women have consecrated their lives to Christ through the vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience. Jesus’ earthly life was marked by a detachment from possessions, a chaste love for all who...
The symbolic cross and anchors “coat of arms” of the Congregation of Holy Cross has evolved since Blessed Basil Moreau founded our religious order in 1835. Fr. Moreau had a strong devotion to the holy Cross carried by Jesus...
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