About The Trip...

On September 12, 2024, a small group of teachers and leaders from Holy Cross School and Parish in South Bend, Indiana, embarked upon a five-day immersion trip to Monterrey, Mexico.  This blog serves to document their immersion experience.  

Since 2022, this annual “Awareness Through Immersion” experience has been made possible by the generosity of the Apostolic, Justice & Peace Fund, Congregation of Holy Cross United States Province, and the hospitality of members of fellow CSC parish Nuestra Madre Santísima de la Luz in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.  Though the daily itinerary may change slightly from year-to-year, the reason for the trip remains the same: to strengthen cultural awareness and appreciation through an authentic immersion experience.  Travelers from Holy Cross School and Parish in South Bend, Indiana, spend their days side-by-side with lay and religious members of La Luz Parish, eating, drinking, laughing, exploring, learning, and praying together.  Over the course of five days, they experience, first-hand, the beauty of our diverse Catholic church and witness the many ways in which the Holy Spirit works through others, no matter the language, culture, or location.