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Most of the material is in Italian or English, but other languages are also represented.The materials document such aspects of Catholicism as migrant and ethnic ministry (especially Italian), the care of the aged (the order has two nursing homes), the work of religious orders in parish settings, and the role of parishes in community life. The Twenty-eighth Annual Conference on the History of the Congregations of Holy Cross met May 28-31, 2009, at St. Edward's University inAustin,Texas,with Brother Richard Daly,C.S.C.,presiding.The program was organized by Brother George Klawitter, C.S.C. A number of presentations focused on topics related to the Holy Cross congregation in Texas: "Maryhill College at St. Edward's University" by Kathleen Wilburn; "St. Edward's University Characters" by Brother Gerald Mueller, C.S.C. ; "History of the Mexican Missions" by Father John Vanden Bossche,C.S.C.;"Oral History at St. Edward's University" by Terry Newton; "Sisters of the Holy Cross in Texas" by Sister Eileen Dewsnip, C.S.C. ; and "Holy Cross in Little Texas Towns" by the Most Rev. John McCarthy.