Photos: 2018 National Associates Gathering

14 August 2018 The 2018 National Associates Gathering was recently held in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, USA. Associates and Sisters traveled from across the United States as well as from Chile, Dominican Republic, and England. It was a special weekend of prayer, spiritual growth, community, and ministry actions. Below is a photo gallery from the event. Click […]

2017-18 School Year in Review

24 July, 2018 The 2017-18 school year has come to a close for our educational ministries in the United States, England, Nigeria, Ghana, and the Dominican Republic. Here are a few blog posts that we featured during the school year.

Holy Child Sisters Attend Seminar on Youth and Mission

19 July, 2018 By Barbara Bartlett, SHCJ and Julian Omudu, SHCJ The Synod on Youth, convened by Pope Francis, will take place in October 2018.  In preparation, SEDOS held a residential seminar in Arricia, near Rome, attended by 120 religious and lay men and women – from all over the globe – who work with […]

World Refugee Day

11 June, 2018 By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ, editor of the website Ecospirituality Resources Where do they come from, these human beings who so upset “natives” of many countries who themselves might date to immigrants? They are escaping from war and persecution in Syria; they are fleeing genocide in Myanmar (Burma), overwhelming resources in Bangladesh; they […]

Photos: Burial Stone Dedication

1 June, 2018 A special dedication of a burial stone was recently held at the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Avoca, Minnesota. The stone has the names of the six young women who died 130 years ago at the Academy of St. Rose (Holy Child Academy) there. Watch the KELO news report from the […]

Young Women’s Burial Stone Dedicated

23 May 2018 There was a special dedication of a burial stone on Sunday, May 20, at the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Avoca, Minnesota. Watch the KELO news report from the ceremony here. The stone has the names of the six young women who died 130 years ago at the Academy of St. […]

Essay: Grateful to God for My Mother

16 May 2018 Clarence N. Uzogara, SHCJ recently contributed an essay about herself and her mother to Global Sisters Report. “Life throws into our path many things: the good, the bad and the ugly. However, the way we take in, reflect on, and make something out of these ups and downs makes them transformative learning […]

Mayfield Schola Members Reunite

25 April 2018 Click for the day in video. On Saturday 17th March, nearly 400 people packed into the Mayfield School Chapel to attend Mass for St. Patrick. This was the high point of the greatly anticipated Schola Reunion, an event which saw over 200 past members of the school’s choirs return to Mayfield for […]

Cristo Rey New York’s Class of 2019 Hits the Road!

25 April 2018 Fr. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., President, Cristo Rey New York High School During the recent Spring break, Cristo Rey New York’s College Guidance Office took the Junior Class on what is now an annual road trip — the college tour. Now in its sixth year, this is a time for students to visit […]

The Influence of Cornelia Connelly in My Professional Life

27 March 2018 The following was originally published in Insights from Holy Child, a publication of Holy Child School at Rosemont. This past Sunday at the Family Mass and Breakfast, we honored faculty and staff members for their milestone anniversaries. Each Holy Child School at Rosemont employee strives to embody the spirit of our foundress […]