"We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven."
-Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., 1849
MindSeeking understanding through the integration of faith and reason.
ZealFueling the desire to offer our gifts for the good of all people.
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HeartDiscerning our personal vocation in service to the Church and world.
FamilyEmbracing Christian community as the context for lifelong formation
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Hope
Trusting in the cross and God's promise of the kingdom.
These five pillars of the Congregation of the Holy Cross are the five elements that define both the religious of the Holy Cross and the type of education that they strive to provide to all students in their charge throughout the world, both in Kyarusozi and elsewhere.
Holy Cross Ministries in Eastern Africa
Holy Cross missionaries first arrived in Eastern Africa in 1958, setting their sights on Uganda. In 1978 they moved into Kenya and in 1999 continued to expand into Tanzania. Their mission was simple, to evangelize through education, bringing hope through religion and faith to the communities that they belong in. Their presence has continued to grow throughout Eastern Africa as their mission has strengthened, and they currently administer two parishes, Holy Cross Parish in Bugembe, which includes three primary schools, and St. Jude Tadeo Parish, which has a vocational school and St. Joseph's Hill Secondary School. Jinja, Uganda is home to St. Andre Formation House and three local schools run by the Brothers of the Holy Cross. In both their pastoral and educational work, the Congregation of the Holy Cross abides by these five pillars and teaches their communities and students to do the same.
"I am challenged by the zeal shown by those first Holy Cross missionaries to be zealous in the tasks assigned to me, that just like them, the men I help form will be hope for the people of Uganda of today and tomorrow"
– Rev. Ronnie Nguvu, C.S.C.