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Spirituality
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Compassion, Faith
& Community
A New World
to Educate
In 1843, Father Moreau sent four Sisters of the Holy Cross to Indiana to help establish what became the University of Notre Dame. They soon focused on educating young women, founding a school that later became Saint Mary’s College, a leader among Catholic women’s colleges. Over time, the Sisters established more than 100 schools and colleges, including Saint Mary’s College and The Academy of the Holy Cross, both of which continue under their sponsorship.
Needs
Spark Ministry
In 1861, six Holy Cross sisters volunteered as nurses during the Civil War, becoming pioneers of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Over the next century, they established 19 hospitals, eventually forming Holy Cross Health System. Today, as part of Trinity Health, they continue their global health care ministry.
Serving Around
the World
Since 1853, the Sisters of the Holy Cross have expanded their global ministry to eight countries across four continents. They serve in various roles, including educators, nurses, counselors, and advocates for social justice, making an impact through education, healthcare, and systemic reform.
Signs
of the Times
Since 1843, the Sisters of the Holy Cross have stood against injustice. In 2000, they launched the Holy Cross International Justice Office to address global issues like economic justice, ecological sustainability, and the rights of marginalized people, promoting unified action for justice and peace.
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Core Values
Compassion
Compassion compels us to stand with and embrace others in their suffering, that together we may experience God’s liberating and healing presence.
Faith
Faith impels us to trust God ever more radically and to risk responding as disciples of Jesus.
Prayer
Prayer, personal and communal, grounds us in God’s unconditional love, calls us to integrity in discernment, and animates us in our work of building a society of justice and love.
Community
Community commits us to seek ways to journey together which energize and sustain us to live our mission in solidarity with one another.