March 12, 2020 For the safety and health of our guests as well as the public, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus has decided to cancel this year’s Holy Child Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at The Union League Club in New York City due to the spread and risks of COVID-19. […]
Lenten Reflections
HOLY THURSDAY Tonight, for so many of us, there will be no ceremonial washing of the feet, no solemn proclamation of the gospel. But in hospitals, homes, hostels and shelters, all over the world, washing, anointing, consoling, supporting, giving tender and urgent care is happening. We are celebrating the liturgy of Life as we […]
“I Was Mad at the World. That’s How I Got to Cristo Rey”
March 3, 2020 Preston Kendall, President, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep Excerpts from an interview with José Elizondo by John Geis As one of only a handful of graduates to enroll as a senior, José (CRSM ’16, Marquette University ’20) thinks fondly of CRSM as “a place of amazing opportunities.” Cristo Rey St. Martin is a […]
Cristo Rey Seniors on Camino
February 26, 2020 Dan Dougherty, President, Cristo Rey New York High School Cristo Rey New York is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Students at Cristo Rey New York participate in grade-level retreats each year. They spend the day together off campus, taking a break from CRNYHS while getting to […]
WSG Fuses Religious Traditions and Faith With Education
February 5, 2020 Dr. Beth Reaves – Head of School, Washington School for Girls (WSG) Before the Washington School for Girls community went on Christmas break, our elementary students at The VIEW Campus performed “A Christmas to Believe In.” This play, written by Sharon Kay Chatwell, introduces the Christmas story to a young character who […]
Hope Partnership Takes Its Students to High School Fair
January 29, 2020 Rose Martin, RSM – Executive Director, Hope Partnership for Education High School. Just like a reference to college, high school is one that elicits angst, excitement, fear, frenzy, motivation, and a surplus of other emotions and preparation for the 8th graders. Taylor, an 8th grader at Hope Partnership, knows the importance of […]
Rosemont College Announces Its Next President
January 14, 2020 The Board of Trustees of Rosemont College has announced the appointment of Jayson Boyers, EdD as the College’s 14th President. Currently the President of Cleary University in Howell, Michigan, Dr. Boyers will assume office on July 1st, following the May 31st retirement of President Sharon Latchaw Hirsh, PhD. Provost Lisa M. Dolling, […]
Casa Cornelia Law Center Helps People Live in Peace
December 4, 2019 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq. – Executive Director, Casa Cornelia Law Center Casa Cornelia Law Center is a sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Every week, Casa Cornelia staff witness the gratitude and joy of clients who receive their humanitarian visas as a result of the legal pro bono work […]
Advent Reflections
4th Sunday of Advent The LORD’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. For he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Psalm 24 Brother David Steindl-Rast talks about the overflow – which he describes as the ‘articulation’ or active response of thanksgiving, when […]
Holy Child Teacher Reflects on Schools’ Work for Christian Principles
December 3, 2019 By Michelle Gergen, Theology Teacher, Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus Holy Child Schools feel like home, and yet we are not meant to stay within the confines of our school gates, or we miss the joy of Cornelia Connelly’s grand exclamation on becoming…“I am a cosmopolitan. The whole world […]
