Bro. André -- A Personal Reflection

St. Joseph holding Jesus

Bro. Thomas Dziekan, CSC,  reflects on the life of Bro. André and his own calling to become a Holy Cross Brother. 

When I was about 5 years old, my mother and some of her friends went on a bus trip sponsored by our parish in Connecticut to the shrines of Quebec.  One of the things that I remember vividly is the story my mother told us about Brother André, his devotion to St. Joseph and all that he did during his long life. 

Meet an Outstanding Young Brother!

After five grueling years of study at the University of Texas in San Antonio, Holy Cross Br. Jesus Alonso will earn his doctorate in microbiology next summer. He plans to use that degree to investigate viruses and help develop vaccines for some of the world’s most lethal and persistent viruses, like those that cause AIDS, hepatitis, dengue fever and other diseases that ravage large areas of the planet. “Microbiology is a difficult area of study,” said Alonso, an articulate, soft-spoken man of 31, “because there’s so much to learn and new developments are happening all the time.”

Bro. Robert Sylvester, CSC Takes Final Vows

On Saturday, August 21, Brother Robert Sylvester, C.S.C., 64, took his final vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at St. Joseph Chapel in Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. Brother Chester Freel, C.S.C., Provincial Superior of the Midwest Province, received Bro. Robert’s vows. Rev. Thomas Lemos, C.S.C., former Novice Master of the Holy Cross Novitiate, Cascade, CO., was the principal celebrant and homilist for the Mass. The choir was composed of Brothers, Sisters, Sister Novices of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, along with residents of Holy Cross Village.

New General Administration

Every six years, members of the Congregation of Holy Cross from around the world gather in Rome to choose new leadership and to discuss the needs and challenges of the worldwide Holy Cross community.

"It's Contagious!"

Bro. Mark with Bros. Richard and John

Bro. Mark Knightly, CSC the Director of Aging and Health Care for the Holy Cross Brothers of the Eastern Province recently shared his experience of working with his elder brothers in community.  Click the link below to read more.

What is a Religious Brother?

Listen to Bro. Paul Bednarczyk, CSC a Holy Cross Brother explain the vocation of "brotherhood" in the Catholic Church.  Bro. Paul is currently the Executive Director of the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC.net).

Holy Cross Goes to Montreal!

Holy Cross pilgrims, St. Joseph's Oratory Gardens

The following reflection was written by Bro. Carlos Parrilla, CSC the Vocation Director for our Midwest Province of Brothers, South Bend, Indiana -- 

2010 Pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal

A total of sixteen students and eleven adults from our various Midwest Province, Eastern Province of Brothers, and the South-West Province schools made the tenth annual pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal from July 19 to July 23. The pilgrims were representatives from Holy Cross High School in Flushing, NY; Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT; Holy Cross High School in San Antonio, TX; Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, OH; as well as the vocation directors from the Midwest, the South-West, and the Eastern Province of Brothers. The pilgrims roomed and took most of their meals at the nearby Collège Jean de Brébeuf, about half a mile from the Oratory.