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“Nothing is more opposed to the maxims of the Gospel and the spirit of your vocation than fear; nothing is more capable of paralyzing the good which has been so auspiciously begun.”—­Basil Moreau

“Be not afraid.” Pope John Paul II opened his pontificate with these words of Jesus Christ, and he repeated them over and over again, in and out of season, as a reminder to the Church and to the world that God’s love overcomes all our fears, freeing us to live our callings. I know the deep truth of Christ’s invitation to abandon all fear.

Notre Dame, Ind. – The Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross will ordain two new priests on March 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, located at the University of Notre Dame.

Weekly Reflections from
The Cross, Our Only Hope

“We know that we walk by Easter’s first light, and it makes us long for its fullness.” Holy Cross Constitutions

Like the apostles on Easter morning, we cannot fully comprehend the significance of the Paschal Mystery, the passion, death, and empty tomb, until we have lived it more directly. It might be confusing for a time, but when we come to know that all of our dyings and risings occur in the Lord, we will have recognized Easter’s first light.

Excerpted from the March 23 reflection, by Anthony Grasso, CSC

The Congregation of Holy Cross rejoices at the beatification of our holy founder, Blessed Basil Anthony Mary Moreau, on Saturday, Sept.15—the congregation’s patronal feast of Our Lady of Holy Cross—in the birthplace of the congregation, Le Mans, France.

Old College at the University of Notre Dame Come and See Weekends offer students an opportunity to spend a full weekend at the Old College Undergraduate Seminary Program so that they might get to know seminarians, their daily routines, and their thoughts about formation.

Apostolic Letter of Beatification September 15, 2007 Feast of Our Lady of Holy Cross By Our Apostolic Authority, in agreement with the desire of Our Brother, Jacques Maurice Faivre, Bishop of Le Mans, and that of many brother Bishops and of many of the faithful, and after having heard the…

Andrew M. Gawrych, C.S.C. and Stephen A. Lacroix, C.S.C. made their final profession of vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross on Saturday, August 25, 2007 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The following day they were ordained to the Order of Deacon at the Moreau Seminary Chapel at Notre Dame.

The Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross ordained four new priests on Apr. 14, 2007 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, located at the University of Notre Dame. The Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria, conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders on Rev. Stephen…

Over spring break, 21 men traveled to Rome on a vocation pilgrimage. This was the fourth year that the pilgrimage has occurred

Fr. Nate Wills, C.S.C., of Mendota Heights, Minn., was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Ind. Members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, family, and friends joined Fr. Nate as Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. of the diocese…