The Society of the Holy Child Jesus will hold the Delegate Session of its 27th General Chapter from March 23 to April 11, 2016 in Nemi, outside of Rome, Italy. Delegates from the African, American and European provinces will gather to renew their understanding of the spirit and mission of the Society in a constantly […]
March 7, 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 […]
March 4, 2016 Our Holy Child Sisters in Ghana celebrate the West African country’s Independence Day on March 6. Rev. Sr. Emmanuella Akweongo, SHCJ writes: If anyone is in Christ Jesus, he is a new creation the old has passed away behold the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) Ghana became a new creation when […]
February 22, 2016 MY DIALOGUE WITH A BUTTERFLY by Sr. Veronica Ufomba SHCJ Butty, Butty! That’s what I call you! You’re so beautiful, so free to fly You don’t seem to have any worries in life You can fly and perch on any tree You can fly and perch on any flower You can […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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By Stephanie Ugwu, SHCJ Indifference is the absence of interest, attention or enthusiasm, having no inclination towards someone or something. When you feel indifferent towards something, you neither like it nor dislike it. Pope Francis reflecting on global suffering especially the plight of the immigrants and refugees stated: “We have become used to the suffering […]
