OUR HISTORY

Holy Cross Sisters Leadership
Seated,. S. Dorothy Niemann, councilor. Standing l-r. S. Mary Anne Rose, assistant, S. Pam Hodgson, councilor, S. Celine Goessl, provincial

Mission Statement of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross USA Province

We are a Franciscan community of sisters who together with our associates seek ongoing conversion of heart. We embrace the mystery of the cross as we live gospel values. Faithful to the spirit of our founders we respond to the needs of the time with mercy and compassion while creating possibilities for the future.

 

Who Were Our Founders, Theodosius and Theresa

By: Sister John Marie Simien


Our Beatified Sisters

S. Ulrika Nisch - 1987
S. M. Theresa Scherer - 1995
S. Zdenka Schelingova - 2003

Banners displayed in Holy Cross Chapel, Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, WI.

 

 

Fr. Theodosius Florentini,
Co-founder

Mother Theresa M. Scherer,
Co-founder