"'Jesus lives here.' That was one of the responses that we received from our students when we asked them to reflect on their experience of St. Adalbert School and what makes it special," writes Fr. Peter Pacini, C.S.C., the pastor of St. Adalbert & St. Casimir Parishes in South Bend, Ind...

Fr. Wendel regards himself as having been blessed at every turning point in his life as a priest. He didn't choose assignments but was always invited to take the next step. Looking back on the last 56 years, he sees himself as having responded to the invitations when they came. This has led to a...

"In a rapidly developing world, mountains remain secluded, mysterious places," writes Mr. Mark DeMott, a seminarian from Moreau on a ministry placement in East Africa this year. "Severe weather makes their majestic peaks uninhabitable, yet we still have a desire to climb them. Something draws us...

"Father Moreau believed deeply that each one of us is called to live in God's love by actively embracing and sharing the salvific mysteries of Christ's life, especially the mystery of the Cross," preached Fr. David T. Tyson on the Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau. "'Making God known, loved, and...

Like many others, my four years of high school consisted of playing sports, attending class, hanging with friends in the lunch room, and growing in faith and knowledge. However, these ordinary experiences where shaped and formed by the lives of the 10 or so Holy Cross religious that were the...

Working with children is certainly one of the delights of parish ministry. As priests, we have a wonderful opportunity to shape these children's perceptions of church and religion from the very beginning of their faith lives. At a recent Sunday mass, one of the young children said to his parents...

"The University of Portland has enjoyed a full month for Christmas break in 2011-2012, and I have spent some of it reading over, editing, and critiquing two different mathematics papers that have not yet been published," writes Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C. "What does any of this have to do with...

"These folks don't make this sacrifice in order to get a better job or increase their salary," writes Fr. Don Fetters, C.S.C., about the adults enrolled in our Peruvian parish's School for Pastoral Leadership. "For them the School for Pastoral Leadership opens the door to serving the parish and...

"The move to Moreau Seminary was a nervous experience for me. I had never lived that far from home or been somewhere where I knew very few people. I had practically no prior connection to Notre Dame or Holy Cross, but I knew that God had guided me to this decision," writes Mr. Tim Weed, a...

"'It takes a village to raise a child.' That is the wisdom of an African proverb, and there is a great truth in it," writes Fr. Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C. "As the Roman Catholic Church celebrates Vocations Awareness Week January 9-16, I would like to propose a new, yet similar proverb about...