I wish all our friends and those that have never been here could see Holy Cross Abbey right now. The snow covers the ground and trees and the glory of God is present in nature. Winter is a perfect time to retreat here at the Abbey. The Retreat House has beautiful single rooms with bath […]
I Warned You
The March Monastic Immersion Weekend only has a few spots left…if you are interested send in your $100 deposit asap… The group already registered is a varied and very fun group of people. And we have some new instructors from the monastic community to join our existing faculty that you are just going to love hearing […]
Monastic Immersion Weekends
Both weekends (March 28-30 for men and women, September 11-14 for men only) have openings and those interested are encouraged to send in a deposit or email the intent to attend, asap. The fees for both weekends have been changed to $175 (March), $250 (September; starts Thursday) suggested contribution making them very affordable retreats at the […]
Thank You for Your Gifts
On behalf of the community please accept our thanks and appreciation for all so many of you did for us this year. We have accomplished a lot in 2013 at Our Lady of the Holy Cross as a result of your ongoing support. Our year-end wind-down is in full swing (not too late to send […]
End of the Year
When I did fund raising for a living I made sure to invite friends and donors of my organization to make a year end gift. This, of course, meant the calendar year. These were really important gifts because traditionally it is the end of the year, beginning of the next, where nonprofits need the money […]
Newsletter on the way soon
We know you are waiting with baited breath for all the news that’s ‘fit to print’ from Holy Cross Abbey! Well you won’t have to wait much longer. Our Fall newsletter is done, at the printer and off to you very soon. You’ll love the new format, the new name and the new layout…yea, we’re […]
The Importance of “Wasting Time”
This Thursday we will be celebrating our national observance of Thanksgiving. As I grew older, it began to seem odd to me that I, with my Italian mother and living in Jewish neighborhood, should have to forego lasagna, kalamata olives or shaved peccorino romano on a holiday to chew on such exotic foods as dried-out […]
MIW Fall Class Wrapping Up Their Immersion Weekend
Eleven men ranging in ages from 45-75 move into their last day tomorrow of the Fall Monastic Immersion Weekend. Last night saw an evening meet and greet q+a with the Abbot and today conferences with Sr. Kathy Ullrich from Our Lady of the Angels and Fr. James from HCA. Every man attending has enjoyed sitting […]
A sign of the future?
The sound in choir this evening, with eleven additional voices from the Monastic Immersion Weekend, was glorious. It filled our small church and made me wonder if this was a sign of something we would see soon at Holy Cross Abbey everyday. Brothers David and Aelred (because we already have a priest in the community […]
Excitement at HCA this weekend!
Not only will twelve men ranging in ages from 35-76 come to Holy Cross Abbey this weekend for Monastic Immersion Weekend #3 but we will celebrate Holy Cross Day, Saturday the 14th and a two new novices will join the community! For the MIW participants, as in the past, the 48 hours of ‘immersion’ will see the […]