“Meet the Wants of the Age”
-Cornelia Connelly
Cornelia Connelly established a religious community that is responsive to the needs of the time, or in her words, to “meet the wants of the age.” For almost 175 years, Holy Child Sisters have carried out the mission as teachers, spiritual leaders, health care professionals, lawyers, social workers, parish administrators, and pastoral care workers.
Today, Holy Child Sisters and their colleagues annually serve more than 15,000 people in the United States and Chile. The Sisters sponsor and/or co-sponsor ministries in the American Province that focus on education, social justice, and spirituality and healing, including:
California
- Casa Cornelia Law Center (San Diego)
- Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child Jesus (Pasadena)
- Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus (Pasadena)
- South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (Los Angeles)
District of Columbia
Illinois
- Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep (Waukegan)
Maryland
- Connelly School of the Holy Child (Potomac)
New Jersey
- Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (Summit)
New York
- Cornelia Connelly Center (New York City)
- Cristo Rey New York High School (New York City)
- Holy Child Academy (Old Westbury)
- School of the Holy Child (Rye)
- UNANIMA International (NGO, United Nations)
Pennsylvania
- African Sisters Education Collaborative (Philadelphia)
- Holy Child Academy (Drexel Hill)
- Hope Partnership for Education (Philadelphia)
- Providence Center (Philadelphia)
- Rosemont College (Rosemont)
- Holy Child School at Rosemont (Rosemont)
Chile
- Centro Cornelia Connelly (Santiago)
