A Happy SHCJ Reunion

Twenty-one alumnae from the Class of 1982 at  Holy Child School, Cape Coast, Ghana, visited with the SHCJ at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pa. on Saturday, June 6, 2015. The women reminisced about their days at Holy Child, and sang and danced for the Sisters.  This was followed by a celebration of the Eucharist […]

Congratulations Sister Patricia Onyeocha!

Graduation of Sister Patricia Onyeocha, SHCJ Sister Patricia Onyeocha, SHCJ received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi Ghana on Saturday July 4, 2015. With her to share the exuberant moment of joy were her family members, relatives, community members, colleagues, and […]

Congratulations Jubilarians!

Many of our Society members recently celebrated their Jubilees. Watch the video below and express your congratulations on our Facebook page. [vimeo id=”132973998″] 50 Years Barbara Bartlett, SHCJ; Margaret Mary Bell, SHCJ; Catherine Callaghan, SHCJ; Elizabeth Gilmore, SHCJ; Carol Ann Knight, SHCJ; and Bernadette Longtin, SHCJ; Teresa Okura, SHCJ 60 Years Jane Dawley, SHCJ; Mary […]

Holy Child Student Going to Championship

The Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist Examination Competition is a global competition that tests students’ skill on Microsoft Office program Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The students with the highest exam score and lowest time will be rewarded as National winners and will represent Nigeria at the World Championship in Texas, USA. The age range is 13 […]

Congratulations Idongesit Umo-Udofia!

Idongesit Umo-Udofia, SHCJ recently received her post graduate diploma in education at the Catholic University College Fiapre, Sunyani Ghana. Pictured with her are Holy Child Sisters Martha Attakruh and Alberta Bonle, who traveled from Cape Coast to grace the occasion.       The group photo below includes Sisters Martha Attakruh  Alberta Bonle, Martina Azure […]

Graduation at Holy Child College of Education

By Julita Sopururchukwu Obinna, SHCJ The award-giving and graduation ceremony of the 2014 year group took place at the grounds of Holy Child College Education in Takoradi, Ghana, on Saturday, 6th June; and the thanksgiving Mass in the college chapel on Sunday, 7th June, 2015. Graduates received their registration numbers as qualified teachers of the […]

What is Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation?

A human being is part of the whole. To experience ourselves as something separate from the rest is a kind of optical delusion. This delusion is a kind of prison for us. – Albert Einstein By Jean Newbold, SHCJ The great gift of modern cosmology, which tells the Story of the Universe as far as […]

Meet Veronica Ufomba: A New Novice Director

The Society of the Holy Child’s next Novice Director of the African Province is preparing to head back to her native Nigeria. Veronica Ufomba will start her new position beginning September 1. She first moved to the United States in 2011 to teach at the Washington School for Girls. Two years later she entered Villanova […]

Statement on the Release of Megan Rice, SHCJ

Statement from Mary Ann Buckley, SHCJ Society of the Holy Child Jesus American Province Leader May 16, 2015 The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is pleased to learn that Megan Rice, SHCJ, has been released from prison after serving more than two years for trespassing and defacing government property at a federal enriched uranium […]

SHCJ Talk Discernment on ‘A Nun’s Life’ Podcast

Anita Quigley, SHCJ, Director of Vocations for the American Province, and Pat Phillips, SHCJ, Executive Director of Wordnet, recently spoke about discernment, prayer, and spirituality on a podcast with A Nun’s Life Ministry. The 55-minute podcast was recorded live on April 24 in Rosemont, Pa., USA. There were about 40 people in the live audience […]