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

At the Beatification festivities for Blessed John Paul II this past weekend, Fr. Jim Phalan, C.S.C., the Director of Family Rosary International, announced a new worldwide campaign of prayer entitled Firm in Faith with Mary. In the spirit of Servant of God Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., the founder of Holy Cross Family Ministries, Fr. Jim is leading this movement, calling on Christians around the world to unite in praying the rosary for World Youth Day. Here is the letter from Fr. Jim announcing the campaign. Read More

Salt + Light Television, Canada’s “Catholic Channel of Hope”, which produced the moving documentary on Saint André Bessette entitled God’s Doorkeeper, features two of our Holy Cross priests this week on their flagship programs. First, Fr. James Phalan, C.S.C., the director of Family Rosary International, appeared on their weekly Perspectives Program and gives a wonderful education in the faith about the rosary. In the same week, our very own Associate Director of the Office of Vocations, Fr. Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C., appeared on the WITNESS program. Fr. Tom Rosica, C.S.B., the CEO of Salt + Light, interviewed him about his vocation to Holy Cross. We just might declare this Holy Cross week on Salt + Light! Read More

This past week, Holy Cross received the great news that Fr. Kevin Grove, C.S.C., had received a prestigious Gates Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge.  As the annoucement from Cambridge explains, Fr. Kevin, I was one of 30 only Americans (out of over 800 applicants) to receive the prestigious scholarship.   Read More

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. So on the eve of that great week, it is a great joy to share the news that one of our Holy Cross pastors, Fr. Neil Wack, C.S.C., was named a Distinguished Pastor by the National Catholic Education Assocation (NCEA) for his "outstanding support of Catholic Education". Fr. Neil is pastor at the parish he grew up in as a child - Christ the King Parish in South Bend, IN. Read More

Christ the King Parish School, a Holy Cross parish and school in South Bend, IN, was recently featured in the local diocesan newspaper Today's Catholic. Read More

The Toronto Star ran a story today on Fr. Mario Lachapelle, C.S.C., who was the vice-postulator for Brother André Bessette’s cause for canonization. Read More

The National Catholic Reporter did a great article on Brother Jesus Alonso, C.S.C., a member of the South-West Province of Brothers, who is completing his doctorate in micro-biology in Texas. Read More

Salt + Light Television, our Catholic channel of hope from Canada, has been working on a beautiful documentary on the life of Brother André entitled God’s Doorman.  Although the documentary is currently racing toward completion, they just launched the website for it, which includes the trailer for what has been a real labor of love for the people at Salt + Light. Today we share with you some remarks that their CEO, Fr. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., gave on Brother André in the context of a conference of vocation and seminary personnel. Read More

Joining in the celebration of his upcoming canonization, the Knights of Columbus put Brother André Bessette on the cover of their September issue of Columbia. Read More

Another one of our Holy Cross priests from Family Theater Productions is making the news. Fr. Wilfred “Willy” Raymond, who is actually the Director of Family Theater Productions in Hollywood, is also giving his time as a chaplain to the Los Angeles Dodgers. As the article relates, Fr. Willy got involved with the Dodgers more out of a passion for the Sacraments, than out of a passion for baseball. Read More