“Two words you may have noticed repeated throughout this blog are ‘fellowship’ and ‘meal,’” writes Fr. Jim Fenstermaker, C.S.C. “It’s not surprising that the two are paired together so often. In a sense, isn’t that what Eucharist is all about? As parish priests, we strive to strengthen the sense of fellowship at our Sunday Eucharist so that our parishioners then go forth to spread that fellowship, that communion, with all they meet.” Read More >

“Somehow, I imagine that Lent will be a bit different here,” writes Seminarian Mark DeMott, C.S.C., from Holy Cross Lake View Secondary School in Uganda. “For the people of Uganda, meals are generally very simple – and almost always meatless.  At school, we eat posho, (imagine day-old Cream of Wheat that has solidified after a day in the refrigerator), rice, beans and bitter greens on a daily basis.  Perhaps most noticeably, almost everyone here can be considered to be ‘in need.’  … What is the place of fasting in a place like this?  What is the place of sacrifice?” Read More >

“While our choir isn't made up of music majors (or angels), we still come together every week to practice and lead the music for our liturgies,” writes Mr. Michael Eardley, a Candidate at Moreau Seminary, about the seminary choir. “As a religious community, praying in common the Liturgy of the Hours and daily Mass are integral parts of our lives. To be part of the choir, then, is an important and enjoyable way of enriching our community prayer and offering our time and talents to the Lord and one another.” Read More >

“Every year, the Villa Maria Hall retreat begins with a game called, ‘What’s in the Bag?’ writes Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C., from the University of Portland where he teaches mathematics and lives in residence at Villa Maria Hall. “We begin our men’s hall retreat, their first ‘adult’ retreat, with something that is little more than a children’s game; it’s just kindergarten ‘Show and Tell’ with a twist. And each year, it reveals spiritual mysteries ...”

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“It was much more than youthful energy let loose on a project that I saw in these young missionaries. It was really zeal, simply defined as great energy or enthusiasm for a cause or objective,” writes Fr. Don Fetters, C.S.C., about Summer Mission 2012 in our Holy Cross parish in Peru. “Blessed Moreau chose the word “zeal” to insist with his brothers on the urgent intensity of the mission and the intentionality of the energy dedicated to it.” Read More >