By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on November 24th, 2017

Black Friday and Giving Tuesday

Love thy Neighbor | Seasonal Reflections

Today is now known as Black Friday and in our consumer society it is the busiest and commercially wildest day of the whole calendar year. Billions of dollars are spent on special deals to purchase necessary and frivolous items of houseware, clothing, and technology, not to mention toys.

If this wild commercialism causes your conscience to pause and consider an alternative, allow me to propose an antidote to the consumerism of Black Friday. The medicine that leads to a cure can be found and used on GIVING TUESDAY.

This is an amazing opportunity to forget about unnecessary spending on Black Friday and focus on the generosity of supporting worthy causes and charities. For the first time ever, Holy Cross Family Ministries will be accepting financial support on GIVING TUESDAY, November 28^th.

Friends, we need your help to spread the word around the world that, “the family that prays together stays together” - Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.

You can help this Tuesday. > Donate online

May God bless you and your family

for helping to spiritually encourage other families.

About 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.