"Since coming to Rome, my faith has been inspired in a completely different way than it had been in the United States, specifically through the lives of the saints," says Mr. Byran Williams, an Old Collegian who has been studying in the Eternal City this semester with three of his classmates. "Through living amongst the Communion of Saints, which is so physically present in Rome, I have been encouraged to be strong in the faith of the Church, similar to the way in which my brothers in Holy Cross give me the strength to live as a seminarian." Read More >

Dr. Chet Raymo, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Stonehill, recently wrote a piece for the college’s alumni magazine on Fr. Tom Lockary, C.S.C, and Fr. Richard Sullivan, C.S.C. – the first two people he met when he arrived at Stonehill back in 1964. Let Dr. Raymo introduce you to these two Holy Cross heroes from the East. Read More >

“Mathematics and religious life have both brought with them one fringe benefit that I had not really considered when entering into either vocation: international travel,” writes Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C. “In fact, this June will mark the fourth summer in a row that I’ll be making a trip to Europe, and each of the last three has brought me in touch with a mysterious sign of Divine Providence.” Read More >

‘”My daughter’s in bad shape,’ Carmen said. … Those few words were all it took to bring back to my mind her story which I was painfully aware of – about a daughter who vacillated between hope and failure in what seemed a life-long battle against a drug addiction, and now once again had fallen,” writes Fr. Don Fetters, C.S.C. “I think I gave a decent homily that morning, but she was the teacher that day. She knew so much about the Cross and the hope it carries.” Read More >

“At the end of the day, it does not matter where you celebrate the Mass – in a gothic church (like my sister’s parish), in a basilica or cathedral, or in a more simple setting such as a country chapel or the humble parking lot of André House,” writes Fr. Eric Schimmel, C.S.C., reflecting on his nephew’s First Holy Communion. “The most important thing is what my nephew focused on this weekend – the host. At the Mass, Jesus is the host.” Read More >