The most important symbol for us as Catholics is the cross. This feast day of the Exaltation of the Cross, celebrated on September 14th, was first celebrated in Jerusalem with the dedication of a ...

There is a line in the Mass readings for September 14 that grabs my heart every time I read it or hear it proclaimed: …he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. (Phil 2:8) ...

Friday September 14 is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A person has to have faith, so often a lot of it, to think that the cross should be exalted; the cross, after all, is, apart from ...

Some readers may or may not be quite aware of the difference between a Cross and crucifix. Most of the churches or buildings have a Cross mounted on it which do not have the crucified figure of Jesus ...

Having attended Catholic school for my entire life, I can remember my eyes drifting around my classrooms during particularly uninteresting lessons. A good portion of the time, my drifting eyes would ...

The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is celebrated each year on September 14. The Feast commemorates the finding of the True Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus ...

First Holy Communion was recently held at Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. Those participating were, first row, Olivia Marconi, Brady Smith and Natalie Weidner.

The Exaltation of the Cross is one of the twelve great feasts in the yearly Church cycle. It commemorates two historical events: first, the finding of the Life-giving Cross in the year 326, and second ...