Writings for the Journey

“We asked how we might follow you, and we found many footprints on the road. A great band of men and women had passed this way… people who had walked side by side in the following of Our Lord.” (Holy Cross Constitution: 1) Yes, we received an individual call to...

As we grow in the spiritual life we become open to a conversion of the whole self. Not relying simply on logic or emotions from our devotions, Jesus asked in his first commandment to love God with our whole being which includes our body, our mind, our heart and our...

The Eucharist for Catholics is a sign of unity and peace.  Jesus says in the Gospel of John, “That they may be one in us as the Father and I are one.” While the word, “catholic” means universal and was given to the Church to represent peoples from many difference...

While Jesus was teaching on two occasions in far off places, he became aware that the people listening to him had traveled a long distance, and they were hungry. He was attentive to their needs and provided food for them. Sometimes in our reaching out to others with...

Father Moreau tells his followers “Let us be tabernacles of God since His Kingdom is within us. We have our consecration in the waters of our baptism with its seal as the children of God.”Through our baptism we have been given the grace to be priests, prophets and...

The theme for our January Associate Conference was “Gifts to Give.” Brother Jim Henke, CSC shared how he tries to implement the Holy Cross charism of creating a family spirit in his ministry of counselling at King’s College.   Dr. Marco Clark, President of Holy...

Jesus, when he calls his Apostles, tells them that in order to be free to follow him, they must leave home. Does that mean to be a true disciple of Jesus we need to become a religious? I think not. What I think Jesus was referring to is that to be a true follower, we...

Pope Francis has designated this Jubilee Year 2025 with the theme: “Pilgrims of Hope.” Maybe we should consider the difference between “hope” and “optimism.” “Hope,” as we think of it here, is one of the theological virtues along with faith and charity.  That...

Often our mind is filled with many things which can lead to worries. It is often taken up withfuture events and how parts of our busy schedule will come together. These worries cancause us a lack of sleep. How can we let go of these worries to find rest? Is it...