Catholic Schools Week

Mission

Celebrating the Life of Blessed Basil Moreau

FOCUS Student Leadership Summit 2012

  • Catholic Education

    Learn how Holy Cross is helping support Catholic schools in the United States.

     

  • Mission

    Check out a new video on how Holy Cross hastens along God's Kingdom through foreign missions.

     
  • Holy Founder

    Holy Cross Celebrates the LIfe of Blessed Basil Moreau. Read more about our holy founder.

Retreats

Vocation Discernment Retreats

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.

Meet the Seminarians

2011 Holy Cross Seminarians

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

There are often many questions that surface in considering a vocation to Holy Cross. Your questions may be similar to those answered here.  

CHOICES

CHOICES

CHOICES is our quarterly magazine that provides information about our men, our ministry, and our seminary programs. In our most recent issue we highlight the men who entered formation this fall.  

Blog

Studying for Eternal Life

Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C.

Fr Kevin Grove, CSC

“It is out of this call to be a religious and priest that God, through Holy Cross, has chosen me to study. This means that not only am I studying to make a contribution to knowledge, but I am studying in order to understand our faith more fully,” writes Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C., from his doctoral studies at Cambridge. “That’s what theology is: faith seeking understanding. And a contribution to this understanding, which does take a lot of work, is one that can be preached, taught, and can be useful to others on their journeys to life with our Lord.” Read More >

Catholic Schools Week: Jesus Lives Here

Fr. Peter Pacini, C.S.C.

Fr Peter Pacini, CSC teaching

“‘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. “That first grader stated succinctly, and with a wisdom revealed only to children, why our educational mission at St. Adalbert’s matters. … St. Adalbert School is a beacon of faith and hope for children growing up in a very tough environment.” Read More >

Fr. Wendel: Responding to God's Invitations

Fr. Jim Connelly, C.S.C.

Fr Paul Wendel, CSC

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 >

Meeting God on the Mountain

Mr. Mark DeMott, C.S.C.

Mr Mark DeMott, CSC climbing Kilimanjaro

“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.”

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Homily for the Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau

Fr. David T. Tyson, C.S.C.

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“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 >