Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 1, Winter 2024

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In this issue:

It Scares Us To Death — And We Love It

Why are we fascinated with things we should fear, and why at Holy Cross is a dusty storage space home to the campus’ most persistent (and unsubstantiated) legend?
Feature by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89

I’ve Jumped in a Lake More Than 1,200 Days in a Row. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
Essay by Dan O’Conor ’90

Suppose We All Presupposed?
How St. Ignatius’ instruction issued 500 years ago could improve your daily life.
Essay by Michele Murray

Tell Us a Story, Jonathan Kruk
For 35 years, storyteller Jonathan Kruk ’77 has been entertaining audiences public and private with tales that range from classic to custom. And in many ways, his life mirrors the stories he tells.
Feature by Marybeth Reilly-McGreen ’89

The Gospel According to Alice Laffey
Essay by Rev. Matthew Cortes, S.J., ’09

Lights Out, Books Out: An Unexpected Education
Essay by Rev. Joseph Bruce, S.J., ’73

Together in a Classroom on a Late Afternoon | Late Valentine from an Old Teacher
Reflection and poem by Robert Cording

“I Need You.” Inside Football’s Bittersweet Championship Season
Go behind the scenes as the Crusaders pursued their fifth consecutive Patriot League football championship, but experienced the biggest loss they could imagine.
Feature by Michael Bonner

Also:

• About the HCM Redesign
• Holy Cross by the Numbers
• Around the Hill
• My Bag: Christian Bachez ’23, New York City-based Working Artist
• The Hidden History of Holy Cross’ Hermits
• In Memoriam
• Remembering HCM’s Jack O’Connell ’81
• Can We Ask You Some Questions, Roseann Fitzgerald?

Publication Date

1-2-2024

Publisher

College of the Holy Cross

City

Worcester, MA

Keywords

Alumni, campus news, “Exorcism Room, ” Lake Michigan, Lake Jumper, Ignatian spirituality, storytelling, Alice Laffey, hermit cookies, American Sign Language, Deaf, football

Volume

58

Number

1

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Copyright ©2024 by College of the Holy Cross. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in Holy Cross Magazine are those of the individual authors and subjects and do not necessarily reflect the views of the College administration, faculty, staff or students. No portion of this magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent of the editor.

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College of the Holy Cross, "Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 1, Winter 2024" (2024). Holy Cross Magazine. 1.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hcm/1