September 20, 2018 On September 12, 2018, Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child in Anaheim, CA, had the privilege to connect with author Melba Patillo Beals via Skype as part of their All-School Reads program. The All-School Reads program unites the community by having students, faculty, and staff read a book that has literary […]
September 19, 2018 Mary Hamilton, SHCJ, ministered in Kenya for two weeks this summer. We invite you to read her reflection on this experience below. By Mary Hamilton, SHCJ On July 24th, I traveled to Kenya as part of a short-term medical mission trip. I went with a group called Touching Lives Ministry headed by […]
By Stephanie Almozara, Stephanie Almozara is Upper School Theology Department Chair and Director of Campus Ministry at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, in Summit, NJ. Before joining the Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child community last year, I worked at a Sacred Heart school. I was intrigued by the biography of Sacred […]
August 22, 2018 The Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus are saddened and sickened by the recent news of sexual abuse committed by clergy in the Catholic Church. We are heartbroken for the victims and their loved ones, and for the pain and suffering they have endured. Our Christian faith is rooted in respect, trust, […]
August 17, 2018 Holy Child Volunteers, established by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus to recruit men and women to serve at the American Province’s mission in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, for one-year, redesigned its website. The mission includes both a school and a medical clinic, where the Sisters and volunteers minister to […]
August 16, 2018 Today’s Catholic, the official publication of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, recently featured a story about SHCJ founder Cornelia Connelly. The article, The heart of Cornelia Peacock Connelly, gives an account of Cornelia’s life by journalist Carol Baass Sowa. Download Today’s Catholic article on Cornelia here or scroll down and read it […]
15 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 […]
July 23, 2018 Providence Center’s youth program was thrilled to join the Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program to help paint a mural at the intersection of Cumberland and Front Streets in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia, where Providence Center is located. The mural was organized by the Mural Arts Philadelphia Guild and led by Chilean […]
July 18, 2018 Guns & Bells was written by two students at Washington School for Girls (WSG) in Washington, DC. The School was co-founded by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus in 1998. Introduction: “Our class thought this was a significant topic because we noticed how many children and adults frequently post pictures glorifying […]
