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Partying like it’s Easter
“Ain’t no party like a Catholic party, because a Catholic party don’t stop.” Scrolling down my Tumblr feed and procrastinating as usual, I chuckled as I spotted this phrase amidst a slew of Easter-related posts. A blogger on Tumblr managed to capture in a very simple and succinct sentence the Church’s policy on feasting. Throughout history, if there has been one defining feature [...]
Reflections on pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory
This fall, Notre Dame Campus Ministry led a group of students on a pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, Canada. The oratory was founded by St. André Bessette, the first member of the Congregation of Holy Cross’ to be canonized. Read on for one student’s reflections on the journey. And there it was, a heaping Canadian concoction of crispy fries and cheese curds that could [...]
Holy Cross brother lectures on the history of Holy Cross College
Holy Cross College (HCC), in collaboration with Holy Cross Village and the Brothers of Holy Cross, hosted an academic symposium entitled, “A Desire to Correspond with the Designs of God: Being and Doing the Brotherhood for the 21st Century.” Held in Driscoll Hall Auditorium, the seminar featured guest speaker Br. Joel Giallanza, CSC, a distinguished author and scholar of the Congregation of [...]