“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 […]
Care of Our Common Home During Lent
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Lent, which begins February 10, offers the perfect time to connect the Sunday Scripture readings with Pope Francis’ “urgent appeal … for a new dialog about how we are shaping the future of our planet.” (Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, par. 14) Laudato Si’, the Encyclical News reports (and […]
Hope Partnership for Education Celebrates Kwanzaa
Rose Martin, RSM – Executive Director, Hope Partnership for Education The holidays shone brightly at Hope Partnership this year. Our middle-school students decked the halls with beautifully decorated Christmas trees and lovely crèches at every turn. The more they decorated, the harder it was to keep them focused in the classroom, but our teachers did […]
Washington School for Girls Alumna Returns
Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM – Head of School, Washington School for Girls In December, Washington School for Girls (WSG) hired Jaztina Somerville, WSG ’06, to join the Office of Student Life and Graduate Support. She is the first alumna to return to work at WSG in a full-time position, and the staff and students are […]
The Inaugural Issue of ‘Our Cornelia’ Is Here!
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Holy Child Student: Service “A Big Part of My Life”
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. The following was written by a student at […]
Oak Knoll Student’s Work Chosen For Photo Contest
For the fifth consecutive year, a photograph taken by an Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child student will be featured in an exhibit at Drexel University as part of its highly competitive high school photography contest. The photo, taken by Oak Knoll senior Jasmine Nazaire ‘16, represented a significant accomplishment and a link to her […]
Be Inspired by Cornelia Connelly’s Words!
Cornelia Connelly: Finding God in Everyday
By Judith Lancaster, SHCJ It has often been said that Cornelia Connelly’s life has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: sex, religion, nuns, bishops, abducted children, a wife threatened with kidnap by her estranged husband, salacious court proceedings, high profile media interest… Even in sober reality, her life was undeniably dramatic and controversial; strong […]
Holy Child Students Embrace 12 Days of Kindness
In remembering the true call of the Christmas season, third graders at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ, embarked on their third annual 12 Days of Kindness campaign this week. The campaign, which started Monday, December 7, was created by Patti Cepparulo, Oak Knoll’s coed elementary school drama and religion teacher, […]
