Holy Cross Mission Center Blog
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Highlighting impactful stories and updates from our international missions.
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Model for Twinning: St. Joseph (Indiana) & Mary Immaculate (Haiti)
At St. Joseph Catholic Church in South Bend, the Haiti Committee is led by committed parishioners who want to support an international Holy Cross...
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Lesson Plan: Identity in Christ
The Holy Cross Mission Center partnered with Dr. Chris Haug and all eight of the U.S. Province's grade schools this past February 1st for a Catholic...
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Bangladesh Presentation and Lunch, Feb. 13, 2024
You're Invited! Holy Cross Mission Center Director Fr. Tom Eckert, C.S.C., and Assistant Director for Community Engagement Michael Jezewak visited...
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St. Felista Parish Completes Church Building
Located in Utegi-Musoma, Tanzania, St. Felista Parish constructed their main church structure in 2014 but it has remained unfinished for many years....
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St. Jude Primary School Constructs New Classrooms
Located in the semi-rural Buwekula area of the Jinja District in Uganda, St. Jude Primary School is a ministry of Holy Cross Parish-Bugembe that...
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St. Joseph’s Hill Receives New Sports Uniforms & Equipment
This past summer, Provincial Assistant and Director of Apostolic Mission & Charism Chris Haug visited several of the Holy Cross ministry sites...
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Educating in the Faith: Celebrating Catholic Schools Week
“[W]hat would it matter to children to know how to read, write, calculate, or draw, or to learn a couple of ideas on history, geography, geometry,...
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Fe y Alegría no. 25 Reflects on Campus Ministry 2023
As a Catholic school sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross in Lima, Peru, Fe y Alegría no. 25 aims not only to educate the students but also...
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St. Joseph Province Receives New Generator
Established as a Province in 1998, the St. Joseph Province of Brothers works in eight dioceses throughout Bangladesh with its Provincialate offices...
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Bengal Bouts Raises Funds for Holy Cross in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh – a country the size of Wisconsin and containing half the population of the United States – eighty percent of the population live in...
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Servant of God Theotonius Ganguly’s Identity in Christ
How can we succinctly summarize who someone is? What is at the very heart of someone’s God-given identity? In thinking about Servant of God...
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Community Engagement Updates January 2024
Twinning Updates Learn how to start Twinning with this helpful resource. In the fall, Holy Cross Mission Center Director Fr. Tom Eckert, C.S.C.,...