April 20, 2018 Preston Kendall, President, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep Seven years ago, Edwin Medina took his dream to become an accountant and headed to college, determined to one-day return to Cristo Rey St. Martin (CRSM) and help students and families struggling with financial challenges. Now a 23-year-old college graduate, the CRSM ’11 […]
New WSG President Shares What She Has Learned So Far
April 4, 2018 Washington School for Girls is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Dr. Beth Reaves – Head of School, Washington School for Girls (WSG) Dr. Beth Reaves joined WSG as President in the fall of 2017, succeeding co-founder Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM following her 20 years of visionary […]
Honor Assemblies Bring Reflection and Gratitude
March 27, 2018 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. The choice to write about a second trimester honors’ assembly might strike some people as a rather mundane topic, but it is cause for a moment of […]
From Teen Leader to Lead Teacher at Providence Center
March 20, 2018 David Chiles – Executive Director, Providence Center Providence Center is a sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Vee is a familiar face from the Providence Center website, newsletters, and events. She began her Providence Center journey as a Teen Leader years ago and has become a fixture in […]
The Influence of Cornelia Connelly in My Professional Life
March 14, 2018 The following was originally published in Insights from Holy Child, a publication of Holy Child School at Rosemont. This past Sunday at the Family Mass and Breakfast, we honored faculty and staff members for their milestone anniversaries. Each Holy Child School at Rosemont employee strives to embody the spirit of our foundress […]
Praying in (Un)likely Places: the Pool
March 1, 2018 By Sarah Brabant, SHCJ Associate, American Province Anita Martineau’s wonderful article on praying in the shower brought back memories of my prayer journey. For years my praying was pretty much limited to exclamations of “Oh, my God!” and various requests. This meager prayer life, coupled with my lukewarm spirituality, prompted me to […]
25 Years of Justice with Compassion
February 28, 2018 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. Today immigration stories permeate the news — 800,000 Dreamers seeking security and safety in the United States, the threat of constructing a border wall, and […]
Holy Child Heads of School Speak Out Against Gun Violence
February 27, 2018 Three heads of school from Holy Child Network of Schools joined with fellow New York independent school administrators in speaking out against gun violence in a letter to President Trump and legislative leaders. The letter appeared as a full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times. The Holy Child heads were Melissa Dan […]
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep Opens New Building
February 23, 2018 Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Congratulations to the students, faculty, and staff of Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan, IL, on their brand-new school building! Through the generosity and support of many, the school converted a K-Mart […]
CRNY Seniors Kickoff 2018 with College Scholarships
February 7, 2018 Fr. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J., President, Cristo Rey New York High School 2018 is off to an impressive start for several of Cristo Rey New York’s seniors! To date, eight seniors have committed to top colleges and universities. Equally impressive are those students who have been awarded competitive scholarships for academic achievements. The […]