This election year, the Holy Child Sisters have joined the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) campaign calling for civil discourse for the common good. In a letter drafted by the LCWR, and supported by 5,671 Catholic Sisters, the organization has asked the presidential candidates and their campaigns “to engage in political dialogue that reflects […]
July 28, 2016 By Emily Siegel Emily Siegel, the archives assistant for the American Province and a graduate of Rosemont College, reflects on her experience at a national conference on preserving the histories of women religious. The last week of June 2016 I had the fabulous opportunity to attend 10th Triennial Conference on the History […]
July 27, 2016 Religious Communities nationwide were invited to submit a reflection on “what gardening and gardens mean to them” and “how gardens enhance vocations” for Visions Vocation Guide. We hope you will enjoy the following reflection by Mary Bryan, SHCJ, on her experiences with gardening and how gardens, like vocations, encourage life, nurture the […]
Global Sisters Report, a non-profit source of news and information about Catholic Sisters, has published an article about a recent study that shows that the number of associates in the United States has grown nearly 40 percent, from nearly 25,500 in 2000 to more than 35,000 today. Cathi Duffy, director of SHCJ associates in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
