Moments to Remember: Ignatian Wisdom for Aging by Sr. Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ and Fr. Eugene F. Merz, SJ offers a faith perspective for reflecting on the experience of aging, drawing especially upon the wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Order the book here. It provides the reader with a context for understanding their spiritual […]
Many of our Society members recently celebrated their Jubilees. Watch the video below and express your congratulations on our Facebook page. [vimeo id=”132973998″] 50 Years Barbara Bartlett, SHCJ; Margaret Mary Bell, SHCJ; Catherine Callaghan, SHCJ; Elizabeth Gilmore, SHCJ; Carol Ann Knight, SHCJ; and Bernadette Longtin, SHCJ; Teresa Okura, SHCJ 60 Years Jane Dawley, SHCJ; Mary […]
As we embrace Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ take time to read “Why Birds Fly and Fish Swim” by a student from Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child in Pasadena, CA. Why Birds Fly and Fish Swim by Rowan Procter ‘15 In the beginning, birds, fish and beasts were all land animals. This lasted […]
An update from Casa Cornelia Law Center…. Each week, clients of all ages, genders, ethnic origins, and life experiences arrive at Casa Cornelia Law Center (CCLC) with stories of pain and injustice. While Casa Cornelia is all too often compelled to share our clients’ painful stories, the Center is equally compelled to share their successes. Many […]
By Diana Z. Pinto, Executive Director While updating and modernizing the website, South Central LAMP has been reflecting on our history. South Central LAMP was founded by eight congregations of sisters in response to the civil unrest of 1992. These sisters believed that an act of kindness could change the lives of the people in […]
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ WHEN: The Pope’s highly anticipated first encyclical is expected to be published June 18th, 2015. TITLE: The expected title is “Laudato sii” (Be Praised or Praised Be), from St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation praising elements of creation and naming them as kin. (How prescient for one untaught in modern science!) […]
The Society of the Holy Child’s next Novice Director of the African Province is preparing to head back to her native Nigeria. Veronica Ufomba will start her new position beginning September 1. She first moved to the United States in 2011 to teach at the Washington School for Girls. Two years later she entered Villanova […]
Statement from Mary Ann Buckley, SHCJ Society of the Holy Child Jesus American Province Leader May 16, 2015 The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is pleased to learn that Megan Rice, SHCJ, has been released from prison after serving more than two years for trespassing and defacing government property at a federal enriched uranium […]
