"I try to preach, and to teach preaching, in a way that … [animates] others to see life the way God sees it," writes Fr. Mike Connors, C.S.C., the Director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at Notre Dame. "For me, standing before the assembled People of God is...

"In 1951, the Servant of God, Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., began the Family Rosary Crusade in the Philippines," writes Fr. Jim Phalan, C.S.C., the Director of Family Rosary, International. "After Fr. Peyton died in 1992, people began to insist that Holy Cross formally found the Congregation in...

"With the numbers of people in our parish and the rapid nature of the burials, I might have two or more funerals in my day that I don't even know I'll be having when I wake up that morning," writes Fr. John Herman, C.S.C., Pastor of La Luz Parish in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, México...

"Sharing with others what you most cherish is but a special human characteristic," writes Fr. John Britto, C.S.C., of the Year of Faith and the New Evangelization. "In this line it is interesting to note what Daniel N.T., a Sri Lankan ecumenical leader and poet says: 'Evangelism is one beggar...

"The lives of our predecessors in Holy Cross serve as a profound witness to our readings today – that there is so much to be gained in our life and ministry as religious," preached Deacon Brian Ching, C.S.C., at this year's annual All Souls Day celebration in Holy Cross. "We see a band of...

"In one of the Scripture passages symbolic of the whole Christian ideal – especially the priestly ideal – St. Paul exclaims, 'It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me,'" writes Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C. "I don't pretend that I can honestly say these words with St. Paul...

"When I initially decided to enter Moreau Seminary four years ago … one of the most common comments from friends and others was: 'But doesn't that mean you have to give up sex?'" writes seminarian Dan Ponisciak, C.S.C. "During my time at the Novitiate, I began to be able to better...