Office of Vocations
Check out a new video on how Holy Cross hastens along God's Kingdom through foreign missions.
Holy Cross Celebrates the LIfe of Blessed Basil Moreau. Read more about our holy founder.
St. André is the first Holy Cross saint. Learn about the life of this saintly brother.
Retreats offered throughout the year provide time away to reflect prayerfully on God's call and to learn more about the Congregation of Holy Cross. Find out which one is right for you.
Over 50 Holy Cross seminarians from across the country have heard the call to give over their lives in a more explicit way. Learn more about them through these profiles.
There are often many questions that surface in considering a vocation to Holy Cross. Your questions may be similar to those answered here.
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 very fulfilling life. Read More >
“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 there! Reaching toward the heavens yet covered in clouds, our tradition of faith portrays mountains as the dwelling place of God.”
“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 served’ is essential to our charism, and essential to all of our ministries, wherever they may be. It fuels our zeal to be eager ministers of the Gospel, and it is the glue that seals our union.” Read More >
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 very flesh and spirit of the Notre Dame High School community,” writes Mr. Andrew Polaniecki, the Director of Campus Ministry at Holy Cross College. “Blessed Moreau’s Feast Day is one of great joy in which we give thanks and praise for his family of religious men and women who share a common life of faith and work together to bring hope to the world.” Read More >
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 during my homily, “If God doesn’t stop talking soon he’s going to lose his voice!” I’m hoping it was because my voice was a bit sore and not due to the length of my homily! Read More >
