Pilgrimages are a part of the faith life in many religious traditions, including Catholicism. Different from religious or other tourism, pilgrimages are as much about the one making the journey as they are about the final destination. Typically, pilgrims head to places that are crucial to the stories of their religion, or to sites tied […]
Karen Eifler
The Crucifix and Catholicism: Did You Know?
Do you know why Catholics use Crucifixes? Around campus and in the classrooms, there are crucifixes hanging on the walls. Why is this such a popular representation of Jesus of Nazareth? In part it is because this representation of the suffering and death of Jesus points to much of the good news that He came […]
TLC Tip of the Week: Untethered Lecture Capture
At a recent brownbag lunch, four faculty members shared tips for getting started on Untethered Lecture Capture. Their lessons learned in two years of implementing this approach are distilled at this link. For more information or questions, contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.
Lay Collaborators In DNA of Holy Cross: Did You Know?
Here’s a true fact: a mere four nucleic acids in our DNA yield endless variety in human beings. What if we re-combined that infinite human potential to heal this broken world? The post-Revolutionary world into which Blessed Basil Moreau launched his new Congregation of Holy Cross demanded more healing and education and pastoral care than […]
Did You Know? Catholic Social Teaching
How does one live in relationship with the world today and do so in the light of the teachings of Jesus? Catholic Social Teaching seeks to answer this question. This teaching does not come from one particular document but is drawn from a range of sources that have been developed over the years. From these […]
Holy Cross Connection to the Holy Family: Did You Know?
When Blessed Basil Moreau founded the Congregation of Holy Cross he did so with a vision of a community of sisters, brothers, and priests who would look to the life of the Holy Family for inspiration. The sisters were dedicated to Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus; the brothers were dedicated to Joseph, the foster […]
Untethered Lecture Capture Workshop, April 3
The Teaching & Learning Collaborative will host one more peer-led workshop from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Murphy Room of Franz Hall. Come hear Carolyn James, mathematics; Jeffrey White, Learning Commons; Rebecca Smith, education; and Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing, offer tips and pitfalls of the newly popular approach to teaching content-heavy […]
Did You Know? Charisms of Interdependence, Hope, and Fidelity
Bringing people out of the ravages of the French Revolution tapped every single gift Basil Moreau could discern in his young Congregation of Holy Cross, and then some. So does the teaching and healing and grace-bringing done by Holy Cross and their co-disciples (all the rest of us at UP fit into that group) today. Interdependence is […]
2020 Holy Cross France Pilgrimage Applications Now Open
All senior faculty members are invited to apply to be part of the June 2020 pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Congregation of Holy Cross in northern France. For a sense of what the experience will entail, check out this 4 minute video, or talk to any of the 2018 pilgrims. The application is found at this link, and […]
Zeal, Providence, Hospitality: Did You Know?
Every Catholic religious order was founded to address a particular problem of a time and locale. In the case of the Congregation of Holy Cross, that problem was the devastation wrought by the French Revolution, which had led to suppression of public worship and the shutting down of many Catholic communities. Nearly two generations of […]