Happy Labor Day to one and all! It seems only providential on this Labor Day that our regularly scheduled post comes to us from Fr. Eric who serves the homeless, and often jobless, at André House in Phoenix, Ariz. As in the past, Fr. Eric has produced a reflection for us that is a real...

Believe it or not, August is already upon us! And with August comes the new season for our Spes Unica blog. We have secured a great line-up of regular contributors for this year, the majority of whom are new to Spes Unica to broaden and deepen the picture we give you of Holy Cross and more...

A belated Fourth of July to everyone! We here at the Spes Unica blog hope and pray you had a blessed celebration of the birth of the United States. We continue today with one of our regular contributors, Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C. , who checks in for us from André House in Phoenix. He...

This past week, over 350 Holy Cross priests and brothers gathered together for an assembly at Notre Dame. In Holy Cross, assemblies, which some have described as akin to family reunions, are a chance for all of us who are scattered across the country – and really across the world &ndash...

Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C., has checked in again with his monthly post, and this month as we journey with his backpack -- yes, his trusty backpack -- Fr. Eric helps us remember what is of true value in this world.

As promised, today after a slight delay due to our Ordination Week coverage we bring you Fr. Eric Schimmel's monthly blog from André House: Sermon on the Street. It is definitely worth the wait, as he puts our celebration of Easter Triduum, and thus our whole discipleship, in a powerful...

Spring is in the air – at least in some parts of our country – and it is in Fr. Eric Schimmel's latest blog post from André House in Phoenix. He shares with us about some spring cleaning, and its deeper meaning, at Andre House.

Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C., the director of André House in Phoenix and one or our regular correspondents, appears to be auditioning to be our fashion blogger with this month's post. Last I checked, we did not have any openings for a fashion column, but maybe we will need to rethink that...

Today, we take a break from our Catholic Schools Week series to return to our regularly scheduled programming of "Sermon on the Street" by Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C., the director of André House. Providentially, he shares a story that we can say is really about education in the faith...

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...