“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 Sr. Lilian Okwechime, SHCJ, Abuja, Nigeria Our earthly journey is arrayed with temptations just as Luke 17:1 puts it: “Things that will cause you to sin must come” Temptations are not sin, but they can cause someone to sin. Today’s Gospel, from Luke 4: 1-13, talks about the temptation of Jesus. “Jesus, full of […]
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 […]
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. How do you feel at 80? How did you celebrate this day? How has the journey been so far? Click on the photos below to see […]
By Stephanie Ugwu, SHCJ Indifference is the absence of interest, attention or enthusiasm, having no inclination towards someone or something. When you feel indifferent towards something, you neither like it nor dislike it. Pope Francis reflecting on global suffering especially the plight of the immigrants and refugees stated: “We have become used to the suffering […]
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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 […]
Below are some of the videos we made and published in 2015. To watch all our the videos from The Society of the Holy Child Jesus, check out our Vimeo account. Sister Pauline Ibekwe, administrator of Cornelian Maternity and Rural Health Care Centre at Gidan Mangoro, in the rural area of Abuja, Nigeria, explains what […]
Listed below are our nine first- and second-year novices. Please pray for them as they continue their formation at the Holy Child Novitiate in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Vocation in the African Province Victoria Stephen Dyikuk Born: Plateau State, Nigeria Work Experience: Teaching Interests: Singing, reading and playing basketball. I chose the Society because I […]
Please join us for the Eighth Annual Society of the Holy Child Jesus Awards Dinner honoring: Meg and Tom Healey Alexandra Hellmuth Click here for full invitation The dinner takes place on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Battery Gardens Restaurant, 1 Battery Park, Opposite 17 State Street, New York, NY from 6 to 9 p.m. […]
