Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:46:55 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2452471 en-us © 2026 Voices of Holy Cross: Stories of Hope yes 13ff121f-8a34-5e3a-8f28-5f0b20873920 US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross episodic false 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, Blessed Basil Moreau.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vnvqrsqh710veb393xpf60yp442z?.jpg Karen Eifler Fr. Jim Lackenmier, CSC: Upcoming Unification--Moving From Cousins to Brotherhood Fr. Jim Lackenmier is serving in a second unification process in the Congregation of Holy Cross, as the provinces of priests and brothers throughout North America prepare to become one community in Summer 2028. Fr. Jim walks us through the challenges and potential of this historic move, helping crack a few canonical codes along the way.

]]> Fr. Jim Lackenmier is serving in a second unification process in the Congregation of Holy Cross, as the provinces of priests and brothers throughout North America prepare to become one community in Summer 2028. Fr. Jim walks us through the challenges and potential of this historic move, helping crack a few canonical codes along the way.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-18522128 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1346 full false Fr. Jim Lackenmier CSC Karen Eifler Becky Ruvalcaba: Preparing Church Ministers and Leaders for Better Times Than These The Congregation of Holy Cross has been part of Becky Ruvalcaba's life since before she was born. Now she serves as Director of Pastoral Formation in the MDiv program at the University of Notre Dame, helping form Church leaders who have a holy curiosity and hearts and minds that can hold people's stories as the sacred gifts they are. She unpacks all of those things in this episode.

]]> The Congregation of Holy Cross has been part of Becky Ruvalcaba's life since before she was born. Now she serves as Director of Pastoral Formation in the MDiv program at the University of Notre Dame, helping form Church leaders who have a holy curiosity and hearts and minds that can hold people's stories as the sacred gifts they are. She unpacks all of those things in this episode.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-18102187 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:00 -0500 1077 2 6 full false Becky Ruvalcaba Karen Eifler Terry Lee: Educating in the Faith...In the Future Terry Lee serves the congregation of Holy Cross as Director of School Sponsorship for the Moreau Province. As that group prepares for its historic unification with the US and Midwest Provinces in 2028, Terry describes the efforts he leads to ensure the ongoing vitality of Holy Cross mission in the hands, hearts and minds of lay collaborators. He speaks to what is both enduring and of the moment in a Holy Cross high school education.

]]> Terry Lee serves the congregation of Holy Cross as Director of School Sponsorship for the Moreau Province. As that group prepares for its historic unification with the US and Midwest Provinces in 2028, Terry describes the efforts he leads to ensure the ongoing vitality of Holy Cross mission in the hands, hearts and minds of lay collaborators. He speaks to what is both enduring and of the moment in a Holy Cross high school education.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17830126 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1092 2 5 full false Terry Lee Karen Eifler Whitney Daly: Educating In and OF The Faith Whitney Daly has worn many hats at Holy Cross's Gilmour Academy in her 20 years of service there. She talks about what is unchanging and what is new in her ongoing work of forming people of hope on a journey of faith...and how Fr. Moreau's observation that fine educators must enjoy being interrupted by young people is truer today than it ever was. She also wouldn't mind a good night's sleep.

]]> Whitney Daly has worn many hats at Holy Cross's Gilmour Academy in her 20 years of service there. She talks about what is unchanging and what is new in her ongoing work of forming people of hope on a journey of faith...and how Fr. Moreau's observation that fine educators must enjoy being interrupted by young people is truer today than it ever was. She also wouldn't mind a good night's sleep.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17933829 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1199 2 4 full false Whitney Daly Karen Eifler Br. Philip Smith CSC: Exercising Zeal (And a Healthy Dose of Patience) Brother Philip Smith CSC is the archivist for the Midwest Province of Holy Cross Brothers. In his first few months on that job, with a little push from the Holy Spirit urging him to "look up and to the right," he discovered over 6000 letters between Br. Columba O'Neill and others, documenting thousands of cures, which convinced him to pursue Columba's case for sainthood. Due largely to Br. Philip's zeal and patient effort, Br. Columba O'Neill has recently been named a Servant of God.

]]> Brother Philip Smith CSC is the archivist for the Midwest Province of Holy Cross Brothers. In his first few months on that job, with a little push from the Holy Spirit urging him to "look up and to the right," he discovered over 6000 letters between Br. Columba O'Neill and others, documenting thousands of cures, which convinced him to pursue Columba's case for sainthood. Due largely to Br. Philip's zeal and patient effort, Br. Columba O'Neill has recently been named a Servant of God.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17706923 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 1383 2 3 full false Brother Philip Smith CSC Karen Eifler Carolyn Woo: Holy Cross Collaborator Extraordinaire One of Holy Cross's best friends and collaborators is Carolyn Woo, who, in a long list of professional accomplishments, has served as Dean of the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame and national president of Catholic Relief Services. She speaks here of the imprint of Holy Cross on her life and her imprint on theirs, reflecting that when your work (as hers always is) is in the name of the Blessed Mother--Notre Dame--mediocrity is simply not an option.

]]> One of Holy Cross's best friends and collaborators is Carolyn Woo, who, in a long list of professional accomplishments, has served as Dean of the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame and national president of Catholic Relief Services. She speaks here of the imprint of Holy Cross on her life and her imprint on theirs, reflecting that when your work (as hers always is) is in the name of the Blessed Mother--Notre Dame--mediocrity is simply not an option.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17745916 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 1414 2 2 full false Carolyn Woo Karen Eifler Fr. John Dougherty CSC: Building a Parish Community, Holy Cross Style Longtime pastor Fr. John Dougherty has lived the majority of his priesthood following the earliest model of life in Holy Cross, serving parishes from Granger, Indiana to Portland, Oregon to Austin, Texas. He gives us glimpses of a couple typical days in his flourishing parish, and while he doesn't necessarily advise this today, tells how he once presided at 8 Masses in a single weekend.

]]> Longtime pastor Fr. John Dougherty has lived the majority of his priesthood following the earliest model of life in Holy Cross, serving parishes from Granger, Indiana to Portland, Oregon to Austin, Texas. He gives us glimpses of a couple typical days in his flourishing parish, and while he doesn't necessarily advise this today, tells how he once presided at 8 Masses in a single weekend.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17672688 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 1055 2 1 full false Fr. Nate Wills: A Man With Hope to Bring 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17700852 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1538 1 12 full false Fr. Nate Wills CSC Karen Eifler Fr. Jim Gallagher CSC: The Muscularity of Genuine Forgiveness 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17426332 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1585 1 11 full false Fr. Jim Gallagher CSC Karen Eifler Dr. Lisa Kirkpatrick: On the Work of Formation and Transformation 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17491215 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1306 1 10 full false Dr. Lisa Kirkpatrick Karen Eifler Fr. Bill Dorwart CSC: Being About the Work of Resurrection 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-17250701 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:00:00 -0400 971 1 9 full false Fr. Bill Dorwart CSC Karen Eifler Ken Hallenius, OP: Building Community, Making Sense of Hope 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16941279 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1392 1 8 full false Ken Hallenius, OP Karen Eifler Fr. Randy Rentner CSC & Fr. Pat Hannon CSC: On Compassion & Concern for the Poor 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16832532 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1389 1 7 full false Fr. Pat Hannon CSC Fr. Randy Rentner CSC Karen Eifler Dr. Dianne Barlas: On the Power of Lay Collaboration with the Congregation of Holy Cross 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16860776 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1221 1 6 full false Dianne Barlas, M.Div. Karen Eifler Fr. Kevin Grove, CSC: Educator in the Faith 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16830447 Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1396 1 5 full false Fr. Kevin Grove, CSC Karen Eifler Stacey & Josh Noem: In the Spirit of the Holy Family Longtime Holy Cross lay collaborators Stacey & Josh 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.

]]> Longtime Holy Cross lay collaborators Stacey & Josh 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16911822 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 1605 1 4 full false Stacey and Josh Noem Karen Eifler Fr. Charlie Gordon: Crossing Borders of Every Sort 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.

]]> 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.

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16624622 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1093 1 3 full false Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC Karen Eifler Fr. Dick Berg: Relying on Divine Providence  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!

]]>  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!

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16624576 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1318 1 2 full false Fr. Dick Berg CSC Karen Eifler Fr. Kreipke and Fr. Guiney on Zeal Just a few months after their ordination, Fr. Tyler Kreipke CSC and Fr. Nik Guiney CSC share stories of the zeal and deep hope that led them into Holy Cross, and talk about who in the Holy Cross family tree they’d like to have a kombucha with. In the audience participation portion, they ask for particular prayers to sustain them in these early days of their ministries. 

]]> Just a few months after their ordination, Fr. Tyler Kreipke CSC and Fr. Nik Guiney CSC share stories of the zeal and deep hope that led them into Holy Cross, and talk about who in the Holy Cross family tree they’d like to have a kombucha with. In the audience participation portion, they ask for particular prayers to sustain them in these early days of their ministries. 

]]> US Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross Buzzsprout-16624451 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500 1266 1 1 full false Fr. Nik Guiney CSC Fr. Tyler Kreipke CSC Karen Eifler