Holy Child College Lagos Inaugurates Prefects
20 February, 2019 Holy Child College Lagos recently inaugurated Prefects of 2018/19 session. The event took place on Wednesday 13th February, 2019. Parents of the incoming prefects were in attendance....
View ArticleStep Into the Gap Volunteers Visiting Uganda, the Holy Land
20 February, 2019 By Anne Stewart, SHCJ The Step Into the Gap volunteers recently left for their international placements. One group is going to Uganda and the other group to the Holy Land. The group...
View ArticleSociety Leader to Speak at Vatican Meeting on Protection of Minors
21 February, 2019 Veronica Openibo, SHCJ Society Leader Veronica Openibo, SHCJ, will be speaking on behalf of UISG (International Union of Superiors General) at the Vatican meeting on the protection of...
View ArticleMedia Roundup: SHCJ Leader Addresses Bishops
Society Leader Veronica Openibo, SHCJ, recently spoke on behalf of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) at the Vatican meeting on the protection of minors in the Church. Her message of...
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Ash Wednesday, 6 March, 2019 IT’S ASH WEDNESDAY! So, will you be going forward for your Brand Mark today? Will you stand in line to receive the Christian Logo, the Cross of Christ on your forehead?...
View ArticleWhat will be your Earth-friendly resolution as a steward of God?
13 March, 2019 The piece below appears in the Winter 2019 issue of SHCJ Associates Newsletter American Province. To learn more about Cornelia’s spirituality, read the Associates’ Newsletters by...
View ArticleDr. Jane Goodall Inspires Students at Mayfield Junior School
17 April, 2019 World-renowned anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall visited Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child Jesus in Pasadena to share insight into her nearly 60 years of groundbreaking research...
View ArticleOur Lady of Nigeria Second Term Highlights
17 April, 2019 Here are some highlights of 2nd term 2018-19 at Our Lady of Nigeria Nursery Primary School, Oghara. A few weeks after resumption of term on 7th February, 2019, we were cheered by the...
View ArticleTriduum Reflections 2019
Reflections by Philomena Grimley, SHCJ, Scripture References from Year C Liturgies. HOLY THURSDAY We are all guests tonight, but mostly spectators at the enactment of the gospel. Foot washing. How do...
View ArticleCasa Cornelia Law Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary
May 15, 2019 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq – Executive Director, Casa Cornelia Law Center Casa Cornelia Law Center is a sponsored ministry by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. At Casa Cornelia’s 25th...
View ArticleCornelia’s Notebook and Writing Table
12 June, 2019 From the European Province Archives This notebook of ‘Dates and Events from 1846’ lists key moments in the SHCJ’s early history such as the arrival of five sisters at St Ignatius Convent,...
View ArticleConnelly Students Travel to Sister School in Ghana
19 June, 2019 In a Holy Child exchange program first, three students from Cornelia Connelly School in Anaheim, California, USA traveled to Holy Child Senior High School in Cape Coast, Ghana. The girls...
View ArticleHoly Child Sister Publishes Book ‘Full of Hope’ for Youth
31 July, 2019 The Guardian (Nigeria) newspaper recently published an article about Holy Child Sister Antoinette Opara. Below is part of the article and a link to the item in full. “With Violet Oranges...
View ArticleAmerican Jubilarians Celebrate
30 July, 2019 This year, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus – American Province celebrated the Jubilees of ten Holy Child Sisters on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Saint Thomas of Villanova Chapel in...
View ArticlePhotos: Perpetual Profession in Nigeria
17 September, 2019 On 10th August, 2019, three Holy Child Sisters professed their final vows at Church of the Assumption, Falomo in Lagos, Nigeria. The perpetual profession celebrants were Sr. Abah...
View Article2019 Back to School Photos
The month of September saw the return of students living and learning in the Holy Child tradition. We wish everyone, from co-sponsored ministries to the Holy Child Network of Schools, a happy, healthy...
View ArticleSynod for the Pan-Amazon Region
The opening procession of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region went from St. Peter’s Basilica to the Synod Hall, Oct. 7, 2019. Photo: CNA Permanent petition for the Amazon Synod at the...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: SHCJ School Sports
16 October, 2019 For anyone who enjoyed the excitement of the Athletics World Championships last month or the amazing performance of 15-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff at Wimbledon over the summer,...
View ArticlePhotos and Report: Reunion of Holy Child Old Girls, Calabar
By Ann Schulte, SHCJ 17th October, 2019 – “Back to School” and Greetings – Holy Child Secondary School, Calabar, Nigeria “My goodness I did not realize the school was so big!” someone exclaimed as we...
View ArticleAdvent Reflections
2nd Sunday of Advent On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. – Isaiah 11 Maybe this week we could look for and spend some silent time with a...
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