Novena, Day 9: March 19th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

Andre Novena Day 9

Novena, Day 8: March 18th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

Andre Novena Day 8

Is Religion the Problem?

If you are near campus on April 7th, Dinish D'Souza and Chris Hitchens will debate faith and religion at Notre Dame, one of the many places where an entity of the Catholic Church which in itself does not constitute the ordinary or extraordinary magisterium attempts to do its thinking. ;-)

Full announcement at the ND Newswire.

April Conference...

For those of you who are able to attend, Notre Dame Right to Life will host their annual conference April 9 - 10th. The registration page for the conference, the speakers of which include Cardinal Francis George, Joan Lewis, and George Weigel, can be found here.

Novena, Day 7: March 17th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

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Novena, Day 6: March 16th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

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Novena, Day 5: March 15th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

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A Papal Translator....

A resident here at the Casa Santa Maria works also for the Vatican Secretariat of State. He is a citizen of Croatia and recently served as a translator between the Holy Father and the Prime Minister of Croatia. Notice second 0:13 of the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLADnFhOcJM

Some things are merely out of my hands...

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Novena, Day 4: March 14th...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross


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Novena, Day 3: March 13...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

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Novena, Day 2: March 12...

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross


Andre Novena Day 2

Novena, Day 1: March 11

I encourage each religious and every local community throughout the Congregation to sponsor a novena of thanksgiving for Brother Andre's canonization leading up to March 19th, the feast of Saint Joseph. Our novena prayer can be repeated in the nine days leading up to Brother Andre's canonization on October 17th. - Rev. Hugh Cleary, Superior General, Congregation of Holy Cross

Andre Novena Day 1

Michael A. Mathis, CSC...

50 years ago today Rev. Michael A. Mathis, CSC died at the age of 74. A Holy Cross religious of the Indiana Province, Fr. Mathis ministered in a variety of capacities and is noted as the founder of the liturgical studies program at Notre Dame.

It was he who, with the financial and administrative backing of then president of the university, Fr. Cavanaugh, was able to invite European and American scholars of theology and liturgy to campus during the summer months and sometimes for year long appointments to the theology department. The names include Joseph Jungmann, Louis Bouyer, Jean Danielou, Balthasar Fischer, and Godfrey Diekmann.

Dr. Gail Walton, 1954 - 2010

We mourn and pray for the repose of Dr. Gail Walton. Her funeral Mass is to be celebrated today in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Dr. Walton served as Director of Music for the basilica as well as the Director of the Liturgical Choir and Assistant to the Women's Choir.

Dr. Walton was ever-present and her absence from campus life will be obvious and dearly missed. Whether it was working with her during my years as a cantor or preparing the music for my class's Final Vows liturgy, or other particular events, she was always so gracious, tremendously knowledgeable in her expertise, and dedicated to the students.

Dr. Gail Walton was 55.

Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our sister Gail in the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in Christ, she will rise with him on the last day. Merciful Lord, turn toward us and listen to our prayers: open the gates of paradise to your servant and help us who remain to comfort one another with assurances of faith, until we all meet in Christ and are with you and with our sister forever. - Prayer of Commendation, Roman Ritual.