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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.

faithfulness | joyful

Family Reflection Video: Faith Is Happiness

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 27th, 2017

Faith. It’s one of the most widely-defined words as everyone has their own way of describing it. What does it mean to have faith? And how does your faith impact your overall happiness?

faithfulness | family

Family Reflection Video: Divide and Conquer

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 23rd, 2017

Does your family gather or scatter when times get tough?

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Lent | Reconciliation | faithfulness

Family Reflection Video: The Colors in Forgiveness

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 21st, 2017

Bring the joy and color back into your life in a peaceful, grace-filled, and forgiving church.

Lent | faithfulness | strength and hope

Family Reflection Video: Joseph the Dreamer

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 17th, 2017

Is this Joseph for real? With all that happened to him, how could he not be bitter or resentful? He was accused of being a dreamer yet found the plan of God in his dreams and adhered to it, despite the cost.

Lent

Family Reflection Video: God’s Megaphone

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 13th, 2017

C.S. Lewis wrote, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world” (The Problem of Pain, 1940).

peace | trust

Family Reflection Video: Prayer Makes All the Difference

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. March 9th, 2017

The family that prays will have the Risen Lord Jesus as a frequent guest in their home.