Today at 2 p.m. ET in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Mr. Matt Kuczora, C.S.C., made his final profession of religious vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross.  Now he is one of the spiritual sons of Blessed Basil Moreau forever. Receiving Matt's final vows and presiding at the Mass was Fr. David T. Tyson, C.S.C., Provincial Superior of the United States Province.  Fr. Tyson graciously shared his powerful homily at the Mass with us at Spes Unica, and we now share it with you. It is a deep reflection on the meaning of the evangelical counsels in our world. Read More

With the celebration of Lucenarium this evening at Moreau Seminary, the 2011 Final Vows Weekend for the United States Province officially began.  Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Mr. Matt Kuczora, C.S.C., will be professing forever the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience according to the Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Read More

Today, on another continent, we celebrated the final profession of five of our religious from the District of East Africa. With the Rev. David T. Tyson presiding, Changwe Constantine, C.S.C., Macharia Timothy, C.S.C., Mbusa Vicent, C.S.C., Muhindo Luke, C.S.C., and Tumwine Patrick, C.S.C., professed forever the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience according to the Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross.In a Spes Unica blog exclusive, we share with you today the homily given by Fr. Tyson at the Mass. Read More

Karlo Leonor, a first-year Old Collegian and a senior at Notre Dame, shares with us today his reflections on the liturgies of final vows and diaconate ordination this past weekend. Read More

Today, one of our first-year seminarians from Moreau, Mike Gonzalez, shares his personal reflections on attending Paul Ybarra’s final vows and diaconate ordination this past weekend. Tomorrow we will hear from one of our first-year men from Old College. Read More