This Year's Curriculum
Who is Noah?
This is the name of the black dog that is always in the office at Holy Cross.
Who is Ginny?
This is the city where Ernie was born and lived most of his life.
What is Syracuse?
This was the year of the completion and dedication of the current church building at Holy Cross under Msgr Yeazel.
What is 2006?
This member of the Holy Cross Staff was an official Otto the Orange Mascot in college.
Who is Dan Littlepage?
This Old Testament figure received the promises of 1. A Great Nation, 2. A Great Name, & 3. A Universal Blessing
Who is Abraham?
This is the name of the Director of Finance and HR at Holy Cross.
Who is Leigh Marquis?
This is Ernie's job at the Church.
What is the Director of Music Ministry (Choir Director)?
This is the total number of pastor Holy Cross has had, including its time as a Mission.
What is 6?
1. Msgr Buttimer 1943-50, 2. Fr. Ritchie 1950-64, 3. Msgr O'Brien 1964-88, 4. Fr. Gehl 1988-2000, 5. Msgr. Yeazel 2000-17, 6. Fr. Kurgan 2017-Present
This famous basketball player led the Orange in scoring and rebounding en route to Syracuse's 30-5 championship season. Syracuse defeated Kansas, 81-78 in the 2003 title game.
Who Carmelo Anthony?
Jesus is in the lineage of this Israelite King & covenant maker.
Who is King David?
What are the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary?
This is the University where Ernie received both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Music.
What is Syracuse University?
This is the decade in which Holy Cross was founded as a mission.
What is the 1940's?
(1943 to be exact)
This was the year that SU's basketball team won the NCAA Championship.
What is 2003?
This is the definition of the word Advent.
What is "coming"?
This is the name of the male cantor who can "rock" a sweet ponytail.
Who is Liam?
This is the year where Ernie started working at Holy Cross?
Hint - it was more than 20 years ago
What is 1990?
What is 1958?
This was the year that Jim Boeheim graduated from Syracuse University
What is 1966?
This is the Old Testament covenant maker to whom Jesus redeems by taking on his curse of thorns upon his head.
Who is Adam?
These are the two books of the Bible which discuss the visions of a lion, oxen, angel, and eagle, and later attributed to the Gospel and Holy Cross' Households.
What are Ezekiel & Revelation?
This is the name of the National CBS television show in which Ernie sang and danced from the age 2-6.
What is The American Way?
This was the Church from which Holy Cross was based when it was only a Mission.
What is Our Lady of Solace?
(it was merged into the current All Saints Church)
This is the number of NCAA Championships SU has won.
What is 15? (and 17 more non-NCAA)
Basketball (1), Boxing (1), Cross Country (2), Lacrosse (10), Field Hockey (1),