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Our Mission

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Creating and Strengthening
Right Relationships

“Were not our hearts burning within us as we walked together along the way?” Luke 24:32

Holy Cross sisters stand in solidarity with people of many cultures and nations. We, Sisters of the Holy Cross, open to the transforming fire of the Spirit, ardently desire and commit ourselves to the promotion of right relationships with God and in our congregation, church, world and cosmos.

Living in a world shattered by fear, violence, intolerance, inequity and ecological destruction, we “believe that no more important mission exists at this time than to be bearers of the reconciling hope for which the world cries” (Declaration of Women Religious Leaders, 2004).

Standing in solidarity with people of many cultures and nations, we witness prophetically to the mission of Jesus in our global reality. Moving together into the future we will:

  • Promote nonviolent systemic change through prayer, word and action;
  • Steward human, ecological and financial resources in an equitable and sustainable manner;
  • Continue communal theological reflection;
  • Participate responsibly in the life of the congregation.

Empowered by the strength of our Holy Cross charism at work in the world today, we invite others to walk with us in our life and mission.

Mission Statement

We, Sisters of the Holy Cross throughout the world, are called to participate in the prophetic mission of Jesus to witness God’s love for all creation.

Compassion moves us to reflect on the signs of the times, discern needs, and respond. We stand in solidarity with the poor and the powerless.

Our life together enriches and strengthens us to foster community wherever we are.


Core Values

Compassion compels us to stand with and embrace others in their suffering, that together we may experience God’s liberating and healing presence.

Faith impels us to trust God ever more radically and to risk responding as disciples of Jesus.

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 commits us to seek ways to journey together which energize and sustain us to live our mission in solidarity with one another.