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Voices of Holy Cross: Stories of Hope

US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross

Members of the Congregation of Holy Cross and their lay collaborators from all over the world tell stories from their hearts about how the charism and mission of Holy Cross help them to make God known, loved and served from Portland to Bangladesh and lots of places in between. Each 20 minute episode offers vivid glimpses of ordinary men and women doing extraordinary things, "crossing borders of every sort," as the Constitutions of Holy Cross call each of us to do, in the spirit of our founder,

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25:38

Fr. Nate Wills: A Man With Hope to Bring

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2025/10/13

Holy Cross priest, teacher educator, chaplain to Notre Dame's football team and author of Pray Like A Champion Today, new from Ave Maria Press (use code PRAY20 for a 20% discount), Fr. Nate Wills offers infectiously exuberant wisdom on how he forms Catholic school teachers and administrators to be "disciples with Hope to bring," turned field and weight room insights into an inspirational book, and why we need not fear meaningful encounters with generative AI tools.

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26:25

Fr. Jim Gallagher CSC: The Muscularity of Genuine...

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2025/09/22

Notre Dame's Moreau Seminary Rector Fr. Jim Gallagher CSC sheds light on an undervalued discipline in shared life: genuine forgiveness. In this conversation, Fr. Jim tells stories of how forgiveness has strengthened his own experience of community life, and offers concrete tips for extending forgiveness... even when the other person is getting on your last nerve.

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21:46

Dr. Lisa Kirkpatrick: On the Work of Formation and...

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2025/09/01

Longtime Holy Cross lay collaborator Dr. Lisa Kirkpatrick of St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas shares stories of accompanying students and colleagues in some of their darkest moments, and what it feels like to come out on the other side of those transformative journeys: the side of hope, joy and resurrection.

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16:11

Fr. Bill Dorwart CSC: Being About the Work of...

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2025/08/12

From naval vessels two football fields long, to a crowded shelter for mothers and children left homeless in Bangladesh, to a face-to-face encounter with a woman in Phoenix who saw Jesus in the hands that gave her new socks and a blanket, Fr. Bill Dorwart CSC has been about the work of resurrection since his days as a young seminarian. In this episode, Fr. Bill relates shares memories of encounters where he's helped people experience new life.

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23:12

Ken Hallenius, OP: Building Community, Making Sense...

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2025/07/21

Longtime lay collaborator Ken Hallenius tells stories of how he uses modern tech tools to spread the Gospel and share hope in his work with Holy Cross, speculates which of those tools Blessed Fr. Moreau might be drawn to, and shares a new feast day he's pushing for: Meating Friday.

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23:09

Fr. Randy Rentner CSC & Fr. Pat Hannon CSC: On...

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2025/06/30

Working among the poorest people in Portland's downtown St. Andre Bessette Parish, Fr. Randy Rentner and Fr. Pat Hannon have learned to flex and grow their compassion muscles and tell stories of what it's like to honor the inherent dignity of their neighbors, sharing both their burdens and their joys, including a cat named Thomas.

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20:21

Dr. Dianne Barlas: On the Power of Lay Collaboration...

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2025/06/09

Host Karen Eifler collects stories from Dianne Barlas, who has worked in parishes all over the world with the Congregation of Holy Cross, pursuing social justice and helping form people of faith--from middle schoolers to parishioners and now students, faculty and staff in college. Along the way she lets us peek at the moment she knew she was in this for keeps, having found her home as a lay collaborator.

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23:16

Fr. Kevin Grove, CSC: Educator in the Faith

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2025/05/19

Award-winning theology professor Fr. Kevin Grove offers stories about making God real and accessible for students from 7th grade through Ph.Ds, and how he strives to help people not accept brokenness as the status quo.

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26:45

Stacey & Joshua Noem: In the Spirit of the Holy Family

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2025/04/28

Longtime Holy Cross lay collaborators Stacey & Joshua Noem reflect on how Moreau's model of the Holy Family makes it possible to "have life, and have it to the full" in this conversation that makes room for lamentation and for joyful laughter in their own family and in their labors with the Congregation of Holy Cross.

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18:13

Fr. Charlie Gordon: Crossing Borders of Every Sort

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2025/04/07

Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC offers glimpses of how he is learning to cross borders of every kind as he reflects on how he--a kid from Chicago's South Side--now finds himself serving as Pro-chancellor of the University of Notre Dame-Bangladesh, amidst governmental insurrection, flooding, and celebrating life's precious moments.

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21:58

Fr. Dick Berg: Relying on Divine Providence

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2025/03/17

Fr. Dick Berg CSC plucks three vivid moments from his sixty-one years of priesthood to reflect on how reliance on Divine Providence has nourished him and those he’s served, from a quivering young seminarian afraid to preach, to saving the life of a young burn victim, to catching stories of PTSD survivors. Along the way, he wrote a play, made a movie, and he’s just getting started!

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