So Others Might Eat (SOME)

Bro. John Gleason, CSC, a Holy Cross Brother and former Novice Director is no novice himself when it comes to serving others.  He does this every day as the Director of Elder Services for SOME, an interfaith social service agency in Washington, DC.  “The needs of the poor and homeless in our community are at an all time high,” said Brother John Gleason. “The fact is, this is a serious situation for people on fixed incomes. These are our community’s elders, yet they are forced to make impossible choices—between paying their rent or utilities, or purchasing groceries.”  Listen as he shares about his work. . .



The Congregation of Holy Cross believes strongly in social justice.   Are you involved in similar work?  Do you have a desire to join us in our ministries to the poor and oppressed?  If so, write to me at holycrossvocations@earthlink.net.                                                    

~  Bro. Jonathan Beebe, CSC

Anticipating Bro. André's Upcoming Canonization (click here for video)

Continue to pray with us as the Congregation of Holy Cross makes preparations for Bro. André's upcoming canonization in Rome in October 2010!

Congrats to Bro. Joe!

One of the brothers in my community, Bro. Joseph Zutelis, CSC celebrated 60 years as a religious brother in the Congregation of Holy Cross. Bro. Joe is 88 years young and is very active, volunteering at a local nursing home and playing piano every night. He is a master English teacher, having studied at Oxford. He taught for many years at Notre Dame International School in Rome, Italy. All of this from a man whose first language was Lithuanian and whose father owned a local pub in his native New Philadelphia, PA. (Bro. Joe
is to the far right in the picture.)

Requiescat in Pace, Bro. Maurus O'Malley, CSC

On Sunday, May 9, Mother's Day, Bro. Maurus O'Malley, CSC, ("M.O.M") the eldest Eastern Province Brother of Holy Cross, passed away.  Bro. Maurus was one of our community "giants," having been one of the founding brothers of Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York as well as the first Novice Master at St. Joseph Novitiate in Valatie, New York.

My first memory of Bro. Maurus was when I had just entered the community.  I was preparing a liturgy and asked him to do a reading.  He was seated and I was standing over him.  He looked up at me, saw my age, and said in his commanding voice, "Kneel."  I dutifully knelt and then asked my favor -- and he happily did the reading!  May he rest in peace.  His obituary from the Albany, New York paper is copied below.

Run 4 Vocations

See Jon run. See Roger run. See the Holy Cross Brothers "Run 4 Vocations!"