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Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Strengthening family unity

Grit on the Mountaintop: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. August 6th, 2018

What is the “true grit” for the Christian life and family?

Strengthening family unity | Why pray?

He Himself is the Kingdom: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. July 30th, 2018

How Jesus inspires my taste in hamburgers…

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Holy lives of inspiration

Saint James the Greater: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. July 25th, 2018

Many pilgrims will be in Spain today…

Christ at the Center: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. July 16th, 2018

Putting Christ in the center strengthens all other relationships.

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Do Not Worry About How You Are to Speak or What You Are to Say: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. July 13th, 2018

With little time left on this earth, the dying man in front of me said, “Can you save me?” My response came not from me but somewhere else, deep within.

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One Cannot Live on Bread Alone: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. July 6th, 2018

I went to a museum … a bible museum.