March 22, 2016 Fr. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., President, Cristo Rey New York High School “To and through” college graduation! This is the goal at Cristo Rey New York High School (CRNYHS). To ensure that graduates receive two diplomas – high school and college – Cristo Rey offers a Graduate Support Program. Through this Program, […]
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus will hold the Delegate Session of its 27th General Chapter from March 23 to April 11, 2016 in Nemi, outside of Rome, Italy. Delegates from the African, American and European provinces will gather to renew their understanding of the spirit and mission of the Society in a constantly […]
National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW) takes place March 8 – 14, 2016. It celebrates the remarkable contributions and devoted lives of Catholic sisters, in tandem with National Women’s History Month. NCSW was created in 2014 to recognize and celebrate the profound impact Catholic sisters have had historically and presently on the communities in which we […]
February 24, 2016 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq – Executive Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center In 2015, Casa Cornelia Law Center (Casa Cornelia) provided quality legal services to 558 individuals fleeing violence in their home countries, 501 survivors of domestic violence and other serious crimes, 61 human trafficking survivors, and 866 children. The Children’s Program almost […]
February 24, 2016 Diana Pinto – Executive Director of South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (SC LAMP) At South Central LAMP, we are beginning the second half of our program year — a favorite time of the year for our staff! We start seeing incredible changes in parents and children as a result of the […]
February 24, 2016 David Chiles – Executive Director of Providence Center In the Philadelphia neighborhood where we work, 43% of adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school diploma, and less than 5% have a college degree. In this environment, it is critical for children to have role models — people the […]
February 23, 2016 The headmistress of Mayfield School in England visited Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, New Jersey on Friday, February 19, 2016 bringing to life for students just how far the Holy Child Network of Schools and the Society of the Holy Child Jesus reach across the globe. Antonia Beary, […]
February 22, 2016 Recently the Sisters at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pennsylvania received an extra special gift – Faith! A beautiful female golden retriever from Montgomery County’s SPCA, Faith spent time with the community in a group setting and then visited individually with Sisters in their rooms. Faith greeted the Sisters, staff, and friends in […]
“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” (Mt 9:13). “The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee” 1. Mary, the image of a Church which evangelizes because she is evangelized In the Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, I asked that “the season of Lent in this Jubilee Year be lived […]
