Cristo Rey St. Martin Grads Excel in Academic Achievements

July 13, 2016 Preston Kendall, President of Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep  Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of Holy Child Jesus. Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep (CRSM) is sending nearly 100 percent of its graduating class to college. On Saturday, June 4, 2016, 78 members of […]

Holy Child Sisters Support Grassroots Farming in Ecuador

July 11, 2016 Founded in 1988, the Society’s Community Development Investment (CDI) Program gives small loans (up to $25K) to worthy groups working to better the lives of those in poverty. Today we’re featuring Equal Exchange‘s El Guaba project in Ecuador. The story of El Guabo, one of Equal Exchange’s farmer partners, is a success […]

Congratulations Cristo Rey New York Graduates!

June 22, 2016 Fr. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., President of Cristo Rey New York High School Cristo Rey New York High School is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of Holy Child Jesus. On June 3rd, family, friends, corporate work study partners, donors, teachers, and staff gathered at St. Cecilia’s Church to celebrate 93 college-bound graduates […]

Holy Child Sisters Support Program to Aid Distressed Neighborhoods in KY

June 17, 2016 Founded in 1988, the Society’s Community Development Investment (CDI) Program gives small loans (up to $25K) to worthy groups working to better the lives of those in poverty. The Metro Bank, a Community Development Financial Institution in Louisville, KY, is a small bank supported by CDI. Metro Bank’s mission is to stimulate […]

Cornelia Connelly and the ‘Big Feasts’ Before Summer

June 9, 2016 By Jeanne Marie Hatch, SHCJ, Vice President for Mission, Rosemont College Every year the feasts of Pentecost, the Blessed Trinity, Corpus Christi, and the Sacred Heart arrive on the calendar very near to Commencement, week after week. I noticed that fact many, many years ago when I was a student myself. Those […]

Providence Center: Our Children Aren’t Defined By Statistics

June 8, 2016 David Chiles – Executive Director, Providence Center Providence Center is a ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Recently, Providence Center was interviewed for an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about life expectancy differences in Philadelphia neighborhoods. Where Providence serves in the city’s Fairhill section, the life expectancy is 71 years, […]

Once Helped by SHCJ, Activist Now Supports Other Women

June 1, 2016 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq., Executive Director, Casa Cornelia Law Center  Casa Cornelia Law Center is a ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Dilkhwaz Ahmed was a women’s rights activist in Iraq when she began fearing for her life and sought asylum in the United States. Dilkhwaz became a client […]

SC LAMP Receives Support from Those It Serves

May 23, 2016 Diana Pinto, Executive Director of South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (SC LAMP) South Central LAMP is one of a number of co-sponsored ministries of the Society of Holy Child Jesus. At South Central LAMP (SC LAMP), we strive to support the families we serve and as a small nonprofit, we cannot […]