Category: Books
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“The Truth Will Make You Strange”: Appreciation of Fr. Tom McDermott, CSC and the Best of the Holy Cross in Bangladesh
I am pumped for this one. Obviously, Katie and I are delighted to share Sorin Starts a School. Honestly though, we may be more excited for the book to financially support the work of the CSC in Bangladesh. The history of the Congregation in Bangladesh includes so many contributors, serious builders. Below is a story…
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“So, let us be builders like our brother Ed.”
Today is about Fr. Edward Sorin, CSC. Where to start. Fr. Dick Stout, CSC used to say this thing about folks from the US who would travel to work in a new country. Those who stayed for a year or less, he would say with a smile, often leave and write a definitive interpretation of…
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“Come, Follow me”: The “Stability Stanza”
Today, I promised to write about Jesus’ invitation to “Come, Follow me,” the line that begins and ends the CSC Constitutions. So many of us have been graced by the accompaniment of the women and men of Holy Cross. Does it surprise us that their community is rooted in this invitation to accompaniment of the…
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“The Cross, Our Only Hope” and the Excellence of CSC Accompaniment
Today I promised to write about the CSC motto of “The Cross, Our Only Hope.” This motto is best articulated and lived by the women and men of Holy Cross, and I feel generally inadequate to explain it here. But I will share one related text that has meant a great deal to me as…
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Our Lady of Sorrows, a Timely Teacher
Today I promised to write about Our Lady of Sorrows, the special patroness of the Congregation of Holy Cross. You may rightly say – Paul. Look, man. You are not CSC and have not had the experience of praying with that feast year after year in community. How could you really know what it means?…
Corde Press 