Musings by Wurtz

St. Andre Bessette, whose feast we celebrate, as St. Joseph interceded for you so may you intercede for us to the glory of God.

This colloquium poses tremendously interesting questions which whirl around points of theology and beauty, between personal taste and commu...

HOW WE SHOULD SERVE GOD ON THE LORD’S DAY By St. Thomas Aquinas (Decalog. 17) Trans. by Philip Hughes, 1937 Man is bound to keep f...

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With joy and thanksgiving the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, announces t...

We can never, in view of all this, comprehend the merit of the heart of Mary.  We can but begin to imagine the holiness of that heart in whi...

Let us pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis. May the Lord preserve him, give him a long life, make him blessed upon the earth, ...

Heart-felt congratulations to Fr. Brian Daley, SJ for receiving the 2012 Ratzinger Prize .  He is a man of sincerity and dedication and I a...

Bishop Daniel Jenky, CSC, of the Diocese of Peoria, has issued the following letter upon which we might reflect and act.

Having celebrated yesterday the great solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Church situates the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows ne...

A reminder to attend the upcoming conference sponsored by Sacred Music at Notre Dame and featuring composer James MacMillan.  More informati...

I highly encourage participation in the upcoming " Modes of Mary and the Cross " music festival.  Along with several musicians wil...

To his  parents he was called Raymund. To his fellow Franciscans he was called Maximilian Maria. To the Nazi guards of Auschwitz he was ...

"Have you ever thought about the community of suffering?  Have you considered that one man transmits to  another not only the force of ...

Congratulations to and blessings upon our novices who will make their first profession of vows in the Congregation of Holy Cross this Saturd...

Town square of Norcia (Nursia), Italy where Sts. Benedict and Scholastica were born. Today the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Ben...

God save us and the Christian people of Nigeria.  From the Associated Press: JOS, Nigeria, JULY 10, 2012 - Today Boko Haram, an extremist ...

With multiple flights back to the States and then to my hometown for Masses and a baptism, I picked up a book that had been highly recommend...

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus which is a Titular Feast for the priest society in the Congregation of Ho...

The University of Portland will host the delegates to the 2012 Chapter of the United States Province of Priests and Brothers of the Congrega...

MAY is Mary’s month, and I Muse at that and wonder why:    Her feasts follow reason,    Dated due to season— Candlemas, L...

The Congregation of Holy Cross and the Universal Church invite you to pray this day in particular for the gift of discernment of Christi...