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It was a big day for the sisters in Africa, especially for those in Uganda. After several years of planning, the congregation was finally able to bless and break ground March 30 for the new Moreau Nursery and Primary School in Kirinda.

The Foster Grandparent Program addresses the problems of poverty, loneliness, helplessness and boredom. It provides meaningful activity for the participants and badly needed mentoring for the children. As Sister Pamela Welch puts it, “Foster grandparents give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future.”

"As I reflect back over the years, I realize it was the congregation that fostered my vocation, but it was the encounters with the sisters and patients at Holy Cross Hospital that crystallized the call." Take a moment to learn about Sister Patricia's call to religious life as we observe the 49th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, April 29.

This holy season brings us an invitation to renew our relationship with God and with our brothers and sisters in love and forgiveness, putting aside any attitudes that blind us to the truth that God’s transforming love endures forever.

Sister Thais Bitencourt spent her three-month mission experience at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Salt Lake City, Utah. It was challenging, she says, but feels God was the one sending her there and supporting her during this special assignment.

The Sisters of the Holy Cross are happy to announce that ground will be broken this spring for a new Moreau Nursery and Primary School in Kirinda, Uganda.

Sister Rose Anne Schultz and Sister Agnes Anne Roberts often welcome small groups of post-college-age women and current students of Saint Mary’s College to the House of Shalem on the edge of Saint Mary’s campus for evenings of faith sharing and dinner.

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross is among the 11 orders of Catholic women religious who, as members of CCRIM, are taking action to end human trafficking with a specific focus on the February 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

The Sisters of the Holy Cross held a Human Trafficking Awareness Day prayer service, which included the story of St. Josephine Bakhita, in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Notre Dame, Indiana, on January 11 as part of a Super Bowl 2012 Anti-Trafficking Initiative.

"I have always felt God’s presence. Reflecting back on my life, I feel God has been with me on my journey." Take a moment to learn about Sister Jacinta's call to religious life as we celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, January 9-14, 2012.