In his monthly post, Mr. Brian Ching, C.S.C, shares how he came to see Mary, Our Blessed Mother, in a new light after the Guadalupe celebrations at St. John Vianney Parish this past year. As you will see, they really are celebrations!

January 6th is a big day for the Congregation of Holy Cross. Of course, January 6th has traditionally been the celebration of the Feast of Epiphany (although in the United States the feast has been transferred to the first Sunday after January 1). January 6th is also the day that Saint...

As we are still in the twelve days of Christmas leading up to the traditional feast of the Epiphany on January 6th, Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C., the director of André House for the homeless in Phoenix, spends his monthly column helping us unpack the true meaning of this holy season in a way...

A happy and blessed New Year to all from all of us here in the Office of Vocations! Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, always marked the beginning of a new year by writing a circular letter to the community. In celebration of the start of 2011, we are posting an...

Christ the King Parish School, a Holy Cross parish and school in South Bend, IN, was recently featured in the local diocesan newspaper Today's Catholic.

Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C., associate professor of mathematics at University of Portland and our regular blog correspondent, has checked in with a powerful reflection about hope. Written from the perspective of a professor at finals time, it reveals the real spiritual depth of the vocation of a...

Each year in December, the Downtown Chapel, our Holy Cross parish in Portland, OR, teams up with local photographers to offer professional-quality portrait-sittings to members of the Old Town community it serves.

From all of us here in the Office of Vocations, a blessed and grace-filled Christmas to you! Know that you are in our prayers on this holy day and in this holy season. As part of your Christmas celebrations, we share with you the homily Fr. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C, the Director of the Office of...

Seminarian Matt Kuczora, C.S.C, shows us international brothership in action at the seminary's Christmas Party that was transformed into an amazing fundraiser complete with a "Stache-o-Meter" and a revelation of something not seen in over 23 years!

Fr. Bill Miscamble, C.S.C, a Professor of History as well as the President of the University Faculty for Life at Notre Dame, shares with us some of the unsung Holy Cross heroes in the Pro-Life Movement.