HC Alums in Ghana Focus Class Gift on Hygiene and Health

14 March, 2018 Each year, the Saturday after the 5th of March, the Foundation date of the Holy Child School in Cape Coast, Ghana, the annual Speech and Prize-Giving Day is held there. Since 2013, headmistress Rev. Sister Josephine Anto, SHCJ, has been inviting the “year group” to come back and in the spirit of what they […]

Nigerian Sisters Hold Day Of Prayer For National Security

22 February 2018 The African Faith and Justice Network, of which the Society is a member, reports that on Ash Wednesday, Catholic Women Religious in Nigeria held a nationwide day of prayer and fasting to uphold the sacredness of life. The event, a result of a recent AFJN advocacy workshop for the Nigerian Conference of […]

Cardinal: Church Should ‘Meet People Where They Are’

15 February 2018 Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, spoke recently at The Lay Centre [in Rome] benefit evening in Washington, D.C. He focused on how the Church can assist young people in their faith and vocational discernment, saying that the Church should “collaborate in the joy of young people rather than be tempted […]

CRNY Seniors Kickoff 2018 with College Scholarships

14 February 2018 Fr. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., President, Cristo Rey New York High School 2018 is off to an impressive start for several of Cristo Rey New York’s seniors! To date, eight seniors have committed to top colleges and universities. Equally impressive are those students who have been awarded competitive scholarships for academic achievements. The […]

Mayfield Alumna Earns Kudos for Research on Play

9 February 2018 Ghislaine Kenyon, a creative and research consultant on a play based on the Society of the Holy Child Jesus’ founder, was recently recognized for her work. Nominated by playwright Diane Samuels, Kenyon was a recipient this year of a Olwen Wymark Award for her support with the play Waltz With Me, which spans two centuries, two […]

School Prayer Garden Dedicated to Holy Child Sister

17 January 2018 Recently, Priory School Edgbaston in Birmingham, England welcomed Holy Child Sister Monica Matthews to open The Sister Monica Prayer Garden in its beautiful grounds. Sister Monica is a former teacher at the school who also dedicates her time to the successful running of the school in her role as a school governor. […]

Advent Reflections 2017

Fourth Sunday of Advent The aim of the gospel acclamation, like Advent, is to focus our attention. Alleluia! Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. Alleluia! The Persian poet Hafiz writes of a ‘saint’.             The saint is now continually             tripping over joy […]

Providence Center Has A New Home!

17 November, 2017 David Chiles – Executive Director, Providence Center Providence Center is a sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Providence Center has moved! When you step inside our new home, you’ll be greeted by cheerful blue walls, gleaming tile floors, and the warm, welcoming, and joyful atmosphere that has always […]

Official Opening of Cornelia Connelly School, Goaso

15 November, 2017 By Esther James, SHCJ It was a beautiful sunny Friday morning, the 13th of October, 2017, commemorating the 171st anniversary of the foundation of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Coincidentally, it was also the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the three shepherd children of […]

Loaves and Fishes Chapter Three!

15 November 2017 By Philomena Grimley, SHCJ Recently, it was a very special day for the LOAVES and FISHES Project in Salford, England. It marked the formal opening of their new and permanent home on Paddington Close, near the Salford shopping precinct. It was the Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, who described this as Chapter […]