As we embrace Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, take time to read the poem “Coal Black Sky” by a student from Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child in Pasadena, California. Coal Black Sky by Ashley Coventry ’18 Looking at the coal black sky, In the lonely darkness, I lie. Where is the […]
Many of our Society members recently celebrated their Jubilees. Watch the video below and express your congratulations on our Facebook page. 50 Years Barbara Bartlett, SHCJ; Margaret Mary Bell, SHCJ; Catherine Callaghan, SHCJ; Elizabeth Gilmore, SHCJ; Carol Ann Knight, SHCJ; and Bernadette Longtin, SHCJ; Teresa Okura, SHCJ 60 Years Jane Dawley, SHCJ; Mary Anne Haren, […]
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is passionate about stopping human trafficking and is one of the co-sponsors of Stop Trafficking!, a newsletter for religious congregations and organizations to promote awareness of human trafficking and to recommend actions to counter it. In the June 2015 issue you will find: Exploitation of Female Migrant Domestic […]
By Julita Sopururchukwu Obinna, SHCJ The award-giving and graduation ceremony of the 2014 year group took place at the grounds of Holy Child College Education in Takoradi, Ghana, on Saturday, 6th June; and the thanksgiving Mass in the college chapel on Sunday, 7th June, 2015. Graduates received their registration numbers as qualified teachers of the […]
On June 18 Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si’, was made public. James Martin, S.J. has published “top ten takeaways” from the Holy Father’s encyclical on climate change. The list includes: 1) The spiritual perspective is now part of the discussion on the environment. 2) The poor are disproportionately affected by climate change. 3) Less is […]
The Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist Examination Competition is a global competition that tests students’ skill on Microsoft Office program Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The students with the highest exam score and lowest time will be rewarded as National winners and will represent Nigeria at the World Championship in Texas, USA. The age range is 13 […]
The Society of the Holy Child’s next Novice Director of the African Province is preparing to head back to her native Nigeria. Veronica Ufomba will start her new position beginning September 1. She first moved to the United States in 2011 to teach at the Washington School for Girls. Two years later she entered Villanova […]
Statement from Mary Ann Buckley, SHCJ Society of the Holy Child Jesus American Province Leader May 16, 2015 The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is pleased to learn that Megan Rice, SHCJ, has been released from prison after serving more than two years for trespassing and defacing government property at a federal enriched uranium […]
A human being is part of the whole. To experience ourselves as something separate from the rest is a kind of optical delusion. This delusion is a kind of prison for us. – Albert Einstein By Jean Newbold, SHCJ The great gift of modern cosmology, which tells the Story of the Universe as far as […]
Anita Quigley, SHCJ, Director of Vocations for the American Province, and Pat Phillips, SHCJ, Executive Director of Wordnet, recently spoke about discernment, prayer, and spirituality on a podcast with A Nun’s Life Ministry. The 55-minute podcast was recorded live on April 24 in Rosemont, Pa. There were about 40 people in the live audience and at […]
