Santiago, Chile

Centro Cornelia Connelly, which opened in 1995, is run by three Holy Child Sisters. It is a place of gathering that offers day-long retreats and spiritual direction to the surrounding communities.

In addition to the work the sisters who live at the Center do, they also serve in the surrounding communities by:

• Overseeing a women’s center
• Managing a day center for babies of working mothers
• Offering English classes at grade schools
• Collaborating on a course on the Spiritual Exercises, as well as a formation program for lay teams at the parish level for the Archdiocesan Department of Spirituality
• Offering a 30-day retreat for novice directors in training, religious, and laity

The sisters also serve at a:

• Deanery
• Men’s prison
• Ignatian Center

To learn more, contact Sr. Elizabeth Mary Strub , SHCJ .