208th Anniversary of the Birth of our Founder

January 15, 2017 marks the 208th anniversary of the birth of Cornelia Connelly, an American-born wife and mother and a zealous convert who became the founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in England in 1846. View a complete timeline of her life by clicking here and read about her story here and […]

2016: Our Year in Videos

Below are some of the videos we made and published in 2016. To watch all our the videos from The Society of the Holy Child Jesus, check out our Vimeo account.

Nativity Scenes Show Different Ways of Adoration

Dec. 26, 2016 Corn husks in the United States; thorn wood from Nigeria; ceramics in Chile… The materials artists from around the world use to depict the birth of Jesus contribute to how we think about Advent and Christmas, indeed about God. Over the years the Society has accumulated a small collection of international Nativity […]

Prayer Inspired by St. Paul’s Call to the Ephesians

Dec. 21, 2016 The Society’s general chapter of 2016 calls us all to address the root causes of violence, war, human trafficking and the myriad humanitarian and environmental crises of our time and respond to them collaboratively through actions in accord with our spirit and mission: education, political and social advocacy, direct action, prayer and […]

Holy Child Sisters Celebrate 2016 Jubilarians

This year, eighteen Holy Child Sisters are celebrating Jubilees. Below are the names of our Jubilarians this year and photos and videos of some of their celebrations. 75 YEARS Eleanor Carbin (American) and Gemma Gargano (American)     PLATINUM (70 YEARS) Kathleen Groh (American), Myra Cumming (European) DIAMOND (60 YEARS) Florence Rice (American), Helena Mayer […]

Advent Messages

This fourth Sunday of Advent is also International Migration Day In today’s liturgy, we meet Joseph, accepting Mary into his home, never imagining a future consequence will be their flight into Egypt. Paul had probably not pictured himself being shipwrecked several times when he began proclaiming the gospel in Rome and elsewhere among the Gentiles. […]

November Leaves: Reflection and Prayer

November 9, 2016 By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Although tree leaves are dropping only in the cool Northern Hemisphere, November is an appropriate month for the whole world to reflect on life and death. The following can be used in any location. For a two-sided pdf, contact terrishcj@aolcom. Each participant needs a leaf — one that […]

The Feast of St. Teresa Celebrated at Mayfield

26 October 2016 By Maria Dinnendahl, SHCJ Mayfield School in East Sussex, England recently celebrated the Society’s Feast – as Foundress’ Day – on Friday 14th October as the students departed for Half-Term, the autumn holidays, that afternoon. So the next day Mayfield School should have been deserted and quiet. However, some months ago Richard […]

Oghara Community Celebrates Feast of St. Teresa in Style

October 26, 2016 It was all joy and excitement when the SHCJ Oghara Community staged a demonstrative exhibition of the art-works of one of her members, Sr. Anita Ekpo Dominic as part of the activities marking this year’s celebration of our Foundational Feast Day. The day started with the Holy Mass celebrated in the SHCJ […]

Soccer: a New Way to Learn at Washington School for Girls

Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM – Head of School, Washington School for Girls Washington School for Girls is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of Holy Child Jesus. Last school year, the Washington School for Girls (WSG) started a soccer program at The VIEW Campus (3rd  to 5th Grades) thanks to a partnership with US Soccer […]