Friends, supporters and staff past and present celebrated Holy Cross Ministries’ 150-year legacy of service at the Fiesta 150 event on Oct. 4 at the University of Utah Alumni House. The evening featured indigenous Latin...
Read More >>Friends, supporters and staff past and present celebrated Holy Cross Ministries’ 150-year legacy of service at the Fiesta 150 event on Oct. 4 at the University of Utah Alumni House. The evening featured indigenous Latin...
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Holy Cross Ministries is inviting the community to join in celebrating 150 years since the Sisters of Holy Cross arrived in Park City in 1875. Fiesta 150 is a fundraising event honoring the legacy of...
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The first Holy Cross sisters came to Utah in 1875, invited by Father Lawrence Scanlan, who became the first Bishop of Salt Lake City 12 years later. Arriving by train in Salt Lake City, Sister Raymond...
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The list of elite alums includes a Supreme Court justice, business executives, noted athletes, even a former Tribune publisher. One of the most significant institutions in Utah history — Catholic schools — started here 150...
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It was story time at the historic Miners Hospital in Park City on June 20, as Holy Cross Ministries celebrated the 150th anniversary of the arrival of sisters of the Holy Cross in Utah with...
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Holy Cross Ministries kicked off its summer hiking series last month on the McPolin Farm Nature Trail. The bilingual series uses the outdoors to foster healthy conversations around well-being, offering a space for healing and...
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A celebration is planned to mark the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of the Holy Cross’ work in Utah. On June 6, 1875, the first two members of the Sisters of the Holy Cross arrived...
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Holy Cross Ministries Executive Director Emmie Gardner and Director of Development and Communications Andy Cier share details on the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of the Holy Cross coming to Utah. Two sisters initially built...
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My wife, Vicki, always says if you want to get something done, put a woman in charge of it. The 150-year-old story of the Holy Cross Sisters in Utah proves her point. The Holy Cross Sisters first...
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In living rooms across Summit County, parent educators from Holy Cross Ministries are transforming early childhood development one home visit at a time. The organization’s Parents as Teachers program serves children from pregnancy through age...
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Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, an advocate for immigrants who is the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, was the keynote speaker at the Autumn Harvest Benefit for Holy Cross Ministries of...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Holy Cross Sister Veronica Fajardo, who has served as a Holy Cross Ministries counselor for the last seven years, will be leaving Utah at the end of the month to assume...
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The door to the office is nondescript, one of many lining the counseling department hallway at Wasatch High School in Heber City. What lies behind it, though, is a warm and inviting space that welcomes...
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Holy Cross Ministries Health Outreach Manager Carlos Flores and Executive Director Emmie Gardner discuss the needs and hurdles that immigrants are facing and how their lives could change after this year’s presidential election. Listen at...
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Many would dub Park City, Utah, a resort-town paradise. With two top ski resorts, chic restaurants and a celebrated arts scene as the host of the Sundance Film Festival, this popular mountain town attracts 4 million...
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Five Utah hospitals have been renamed in honor of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The tribute commemorates the sisters’ pioneering ministry and vision for public health in the state. The change was announced after...
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Each year 22,000 lawsuits are filed against Utahns with medical debt — a figure that makes up around a third of all Utah debt collection cases. Medical debt is not an issue unique to Utah;...
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Editor’s note: Appalled by the continuing rash of gun violence in America, particularly following the horrors that occurred in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, the Sisters of the Holy Cross uphold their Corporate Stand on...
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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — It is no secret, little kids get messy! While a parent’s instinct may be to clean up the chaos, experts say letting them get dirty as they play and explore the world...
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Before April 1, Utah parents of mixed immigration status could not apply for federal childcare assistance for their U.S.-born children. Now, that’s changed. After several years of petitioning lawmakers and agency personnel, child advocacy groups...
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Utah’s Childcare subsidy program administered through the Department of Workforce Services helps employed parents with childcare costs. Eligibility to receive federally funded subsidies do not apply for U.S. born children of immigrant parents. KPCW reports on the...
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SALT LAKE CITY – When the coronavirus pandemic hit Utah in March 2020, the employees and volunteers of Holy Cross Ministries stepped up their work, taking many of their efforts virtual. “We never, throughout the...
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Utah kids are being hurt by state eligibility rules that improperly consider their parents’ immigration status, family advocates argue. Some immigrant parents in Utah are being denied financial help from the state with their child...
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For Utah Spanish-speakers, there are many challenges when it comes to accessing mental health services, from language barriers to figuring out what services are affordable. The pandemic has brought the added stress of job and...
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