Congregation of the Holy Cross

(R. C. Ch.)

a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work.

See also: Holy cross

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Also known as the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, tomorrow also marks the titular feast of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and the Episcopal Church's Order of the Holy Cross.

Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross

At Stonehill College, a liberal arts institution founded by the Congregation of the Holy Cross in Easton, Mass., these concerns can also mean getting hands dirty, planting and harvesting at a small farm operated by the college.

Students get their hands dirty at Stonehill

You can donate to his mission by sending him a check or money order payable to the Congregation of the Holy Cross to his home at 24 Howland Terrace, Worcester, MA 01602.

College grad puts service ahead of self

Spicer, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and the Church Relations Committee of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the U.S.

Hitler's Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism

In 1936, the superiors of the Congregation of the Holy Cross called a special meeting to decide whether to complete it or abandon it.

Brother Andre founder of St. Joseph's oratory

Sullivan was president of the Catholic college from 1958 to 1964 before going to the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which founded Stonehill as well as the University of Notre Dame.

In memoriam: the Rev. Richard Sullivan, who oversaw the transition of Stonehill College (Mass.) from a commuter college to a residential campus and guided the college to its first full accreditation, died November 11 at the age of 93

Andrew's Japanese-Canadian congregation along with the congregation of the Holy Cross Canadian-Japanese church enabled Grace to enjoy her last years in comfortable surroundings," wrote the family in the death notice.