December 5, 2018 On November 3rd, sixteen Cristo Rey New York High School (CRNYHS) students traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. The Teach-In is known as the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States, attracting nearly 2,000 people from over 135 Jesuit and Catholic institutions. Over […]
November 26, 2018 By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Download Advent Reflections 2018: Paths to Peace. Explore the meaning of peace in the light of justice and whole-making; the inner journey and consciousness; obstacles to inner and outer (world-wide) peace; and a final reflection on Mary and Eucharist. An additional page focuses on the obstacles to inner […]
November 26, 2018 Since she graduated from Cristo Rey St. Martin in 2010, Paola Cazares graduated from Dartmouth College, ran the Ivy League institution’s Spanish speaking Affinity House and currently works at a primary care clinic in Waukegan. As a medical scribe and clinical information specialist, her goal is to become a physician. At Oak […]
November 7, 2018 Dr. Beth Reaves – Head of School, Washington School for Girls (WSG) Washington School for Girls is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. At the Washington School for Girls (WSG), the beginning of the school year has focused on building community and helping students to understand how […]
October 31, 2018 South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (South Central LAMP) marked its 25th anniversary this month! On Saturday, October 20, South Central LAMP joined with friends, benefactors, and volunteers for celebratory brunch and an award ceremony. South Central LAMP provides a supportive, nurturing learning environment for at-risk women and families. The organization offers […]
Rose Martin, RSM, Executive Director, Hope Partnership for Education Hope Partnership for Education is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Meet Hope Partnership’s new Enrichment and Summer Program Coordinator, Ms. Brittany Tannehill. This insightful, brave and bold young woman has already made a big splash. She quickly organized the first […]
October 17, 2018 David Chiles – Executive Director, Providence Center Providence Center is a Sponsored Ministry of the Society of Holy Child Jesus. ¡YÁ! is Providence Center’s new teen service and advocacy group. In Spanish, “¡YÁ!” means, “Enough!” Working on environmental projects and community gardens, our teens are saying enough to dirty parks and playgrounds, […]
Feasts of St Edward and St Teresa, October 2018 October 13 and 15 are very important dates to the Society. Our founder Cornelia Connelly and three other women, who became Sisters of the Holy Child, had left for Derby, England on October 13, the feast of St. Edward, exactly six years to the day that […]
Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child in Anaheim, CA, is honored to be the new home to the art collection and museum of Holocaust survivor Mel Mermelstein. During World War II, Mr. Mermelstein was the only member of his family that survived Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and Buchenwald. After World War II, when Mr. Mermelstein […]
October 8, 2018 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq – Executive Director, Casa Cornelia Law Center In 2017 alone, Casa Cornelia served over 2,440 children, women, and men with pro bono legal assistance in over 50 languages from around the world. Quality representation begins by hearing the client’s story in their own words–in their own language. This is […]
