Office of the College Chaplains

Mission

In a spirit of hospitality and dialogue, the college chaplains invite all members of the Holy Cross community to grow in faith through worship, contemplation, study, service, and solidarity.

Guiding Principles

Community — We build a community which recognizes the interconnectedness of each person while accepting that we are all children of God, and family with one another in our diversity of race, creed, gender, sexuality, ability, and class.

Prayer — We encourage our community to be one of prayer where, both communally and individually, we bring our joys and hopes, challenges and longings in the knowledge that they shape who and how we are before the God who loves us.

Discernment — We promote, teach, and model active discernment in the Ignatian tradition as a response toward the God who calls us.

Hospitality and Sabbath — We actively engage in Christian hospitality in our use of the Joyce Contemplative Center, the College Chapels, and Campion House, and in so doing call ourselves and the community to a practice of sabbath, where all might reconnect with our Creator and creation.

Solidarity — We actively practice solidarity, a firm and persevering commitment to the common good; that is to say, to the good of all and of each individual, because each of us are responsible for our sisters and brothers. We acknowledge that our practice of solidarity is something which we learn through contact with the injustices others suffer.

Environmental Stewardship — We recognize the urgency of the current environmental crisis, and in solidarity affirm that all of our talents and involvement are needed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation.

Vigilant Inclusivity and Dialogue — We are vigilantly inclusive with those on the margins of the Holy Cross community, encouraging a dialogue which listens to, reveres, and includes the experience, culture, and traditions of the other.

Servant Leadership — We promote servant leadership, both in the Worcester community and beyond as we grapple with our special commitment to the world’s poor and powerless.

Works of Justice and Peace — We acknowledge that the fruits of our prayer and worship should flourish in works of justice and peace.