The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a member of UNANIMA International, a non-governmental organization advocating on behalf of women and children (particularly those living in poverty), immigrants and refugees, and the environment. You can read UNANIMA’s monthly update for March below.
Ghanaian Schools Mark 70 Years
March 9, 2016 Last week we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the schools Holy Child School, Cape Coast and Holy Child College of Education, Takoradi, which were founded by the SHCJ. View all the photos here! The celebration began with a Mass presided over by the Archbishop of Cape Coast Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Matthias […]
Celebrate Catholic Sisters for National Catholic Sisters Week
National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW) takes place March 8 – 14, 2016. It celebrates the remarkable contributions and devoted lives of Catholic sisters, in tandem with National Women’s History Month. NCSW was created in 2014 to recognize and celebrate the profound impact Catholic sisters have had historically and presently on the communities in which we […]
El Boletín inaugural ‘Nuestra Cornelia’ está aquí!
Watch: Opening of the Holy Door at Mayfield School
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 […]
Casa Cornelia Law Center Helps Build Lives Free of Fear
February 24, 2016 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq – Executive Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center In 2015, Casa Cornelia Law Center (Casa Cornelia) provided quality legal services to 558 individuals fleeing violence in their home countries, 501 survivors of domestic violence and other serious crimes, 61 human trafficking survivors, and 866 children. The Children’s Program almost […]
Pope Francis’ 2016 Message for Lent
“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 […]
Reflection: The Temptation of Jesus
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 […]
Care for Our Common Home During Lent
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 […]
Videos: Sr. Ann Schulte Talks About Her Life at 80
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 […]
