Intercultural and Sports Festival at Holy Child Primary School
June 2016 As part of the rich heritage of the Cornelian Philosophy of education and our passion for holistic education, the Holy Child Model Nursery and Primary School in Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria...
View ArticleCongratulations Holy Child College Graduates!
July 20 2016 There was a stir of excitement in the Chapel and outside, on Saturday July 9, 2016, as a group of beautiful young ladies filled into their places, to the admiring looks of their parents...
View ArticleVocations and Gardens: Gifts from God
July 27, 2016 Religious Communities nationwide were invited to submit a reflection on “what gardening and gardens mean to them” and “how gardens enhance vocations” for Visions Vocation Guide. We hope...
View ArticleHoly Child Novices Make Temporary Vows
August 17, 2016 By Stella Envulu, SHCJ In a fast, growing, technological world ruled by materialism and individualism like ours, it is a joy to realize that young people are still willing to give their...
View ArticleMark the Season of Creation with Us
Celebrate World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation with the Holy Child Sisters and the world community. Make time between September 1 – October 4 to reflect and pray with us. Download (PDF, 5.69MB)
View ArticleHoly Child Sisters Make Final Vows
7 September 2016 By Sr. Ann Schulte, SHCJ On Saturday 13th August, 2016, there was an air of expectation as a group of sisters and family members walked from Holy Child College to St. Gregory College’s...
View ArticleSociety Dedicates Funds to Help Refugees
September 7, 2016 The Society of the Holy Child Jesus has made the global refugee crisis a priority for its prayer and action. The Society’s European Province is using funds from a recent sale of...
View ArticleSHCJ Supports Low-Income Entrepreneurs in Latin America
September 7, 2016 Founded in 1988, the Society’s Community Development Investment (CDI) Program gives small loans (up to $25K) to worthy groups working to better the lives of those in poverty. Working...
View ArticleVideo: African Province Sisters Gather Together
14 September 2016 For a few days in August, Holy Child Sisters traveled from all parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Tchad, all rejoicing to see each other and to find their places in Keffi Street, Obalende...
View ArticleSHCJ Celebrates 70 Years in Ghana, Profession of Vows
September 21, 2016 By Sr. Stephanie Ugwu, SHCJ The SHCJ came to Africa in 1930, and by 1946 we began the foundation in Ghana. We started work in Cape Coast then spread to Takoradi, Bolgatanga, Accra...
View ArticleHoly Child Sisters in England Celebrate Jubilees
27 September 2016 Sisters Cecilia Snape and Marguerite Bouteloup On September 10 some members of the Holy Child community celebrated the Golden Jubilees of Cecilia Snape and Marguerite Bouteloup and...
View ArticleA Reflection on Attending Mass Celebrated by Pope Francis
September 28, 2016 By Jeanne Marie Hatch, SHCJ (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA Saturday, September 26, 2015) I was delighted and grateful to learn I was a winner of one...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Back to School!
September 28, 2016 From California to the Dominican Republic to England to Nigeria and points in between, students who attend our Holy Child Network of Schools and co-sponsored schools have settled...
View ArticleThe Society Marks 170 Years
October 10, 2016 2016 marks the 170th anniversary of the founding of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. The life of Cornelia Connelly, our founder, was anything but typical. She was a wife of an...
View ArticleA Reflection on 170 Years of Existence
October 10, 2106 The Society is celebrating 170 years this week. By Maria Ogochukwu Manu, SHCJ “For this is our mission: to help others to believe that he lives and acts in them and in our world, and...
View ArticleNew Life!: A Short Story In Honor of Saint Teresa of Avila
October 10, 2106 In honor of the great Saint Teresa of Avila and on the feast of the little Saint Therese of Lisieux, Jeanne Marie Guerin, SHCJ scripted this short story. The Society is celebrating 170...
View ArticleDrawing Cornelia’s Story
October 11, 2016 The Society is celebrating 170 years this week. Art has always held a special place within the tradition and spirit of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, especially as part of a Holy...
View ArticleSHCJ Founded on the Eucharist
October 11, 2016 The Society is celebrating 170 years this week. By Agnes Solomon, SHCJ This is the month of the foundation of the Society. We observe traditionally the 15th as the day the SHCJ was...
View ArticleHoly Child Sisters Pen Song and Poem to Celebrate Society’s 170 Years
October 12, 2016 The Society is celebrating 170 years this week. Holy Child Sisters Katharine Holmstrom and Agnes Solomon expressed their love for the Society by writing a song and poem, respectively....
View ArticleHoly Child Sisters Creatively Reflect on 170 Years as a Society
Click the buttons below to find creative expressions by Holy Child Sisters celebrating the 170th anniversary of the Society's foundation. Celebration in Song and Poetry Reflection on 170 Years SHCJ...
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