WELCOME HOLY CROSS ALUMNI & FRIENDS!

Our beloved College of The Holy Cross has drifted away from its Catholic roots on its way to becoming a top Liberal Arts College. Though it has succeeded in becoming an excellent secular college, it has lost most of its Catholicity along the way! If you believe, as thousands of us do, that Holy Cross should promote, defend and explain Roman Catholicism to its students, we need you to support our vital Mission -- to Renew the Catholic Identity of Holy Cross! If you believe it is too late to do this, we still beg that you NOT ONLY pray for us and for all who still support the college, trusting in the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit, BUT ALSO please help us inform all others of the true state of affairs at Holy Cross so they can make more informed decisions about their support of our college.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN our efforts? The Catholic Church has been in crisis. As our Holy Father John Paul II said, many priests, bishops and laity have been remiss in their vigilance against sexual immorality and defiant of Church Teaching. Catholic Colleges, that develop our Catholic Leaders, are therefore part and parcel of this same Crisis! And just as Catholics have been remiss in not being more vigilant in pointing out the Truth of what was often cloaked in silence, political correctness, amorality, and permissiveness, Alumni have been just as guilty for not learning more and informing others of what is flourishing at the Catholic Colleges in the name of progress, diversity and academic freedom. With the Apostolic Constitution, Ex corde Ecclesiae, now defining what a Catholic College should be, and the Crisis in the Church, and in our culture - it is NOW THE TIME to fulfill our responsibility as Alumni and Friends of Holy Cross College!

Please spend some time on this popular web site, www.hccns.org, that has had over 100,000 visits, and tell your friends about it. There is a wealth of valuable information here. Read our Mission & Plans. Study the Powerful Documents we have published, especially the first 4 Major Letters. We guarantee this will be compelling reading! Be sure to Register and let us know your comments and suggestions. You can also let our many visitors know your thoughts on our Public Discussion Forum. See About Us for information and listings of our Present Supporters. Use the many Links and Contacts to learn more, and to tell others, about what is going at Holy Cross, other schools, our Church and our Society. Finally, please let us know your willingness to Help and/or send us your Donations both of which are necessary for the continued success of our vital effort. We have many programs you can support.

This is a non-profit effort by people like you and me donating our time and/or money because we feel we must fulfill our responsibility with the talents and treasure God has given us, --- before it is too late.

Thank you,
Victor J. Melfa, Class of 1957 and
President, Holy Cross Cardinal Newman Society