The door to the Mayfield Chapel, where founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus Cornelia Connelly is buried, was designated a Holy Door for the Year of Mercy. The chapel, located at the Mayfield School for Girls in East Sussex, is one of three Holy Doors in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Most […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Sr. Ann Schulte, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday, spoke that day about her birthday, her life and her ministries over the past decades as a Holy Child Sister. Before moving to Africa, Sr. Ann taught in schools in England and Ireland. How do you feel at 80? [vimeo id=”151002921″] How did you celebrate this […]
Sister Philomena, recently the Society celebrated 162 years of your life and service in Preston. Can you tell us more about this and how you came to be in the diocese of Lancaster? Yes, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus is older than our diocese of Lancaster! The first five sisters came to Preston […]
In the spirit of Cornelia Connelly, SHCJ Associate Judith “Judy” Talvacchia graciously answered “yes” to the Society’s request to author a book on its foundress. Approximately 26,000 copies of the English version have been distributed internationally, and a Spanish version will be released this fall. By Judith Talvacchia, SHCJ Associate Cornelia Connelly has always been […]
The Mass to mark the closing of our community house in Preston and to celebrate the Society’s presence in the town since 1853 took place at St Wilfrid’s church on Thursday afternoon, 15 October. You can read Looking Back at 160 Years in Preston here. Below is the homily read at the Mass. Preston celebration: […]
