Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM – Head of School, Washington School for Girls In December, Washington School for Girls (WSG) hired Jaztina Somerville, WSG ’06, to join the Office of Student Life and Graduate Support. She is the first alumna to return to work at WSG in a full-time position, and the staff and students are […]
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“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. The following was written by a student at […]
For the fifth consecutive year, a photograph taken by an Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child student will be featured in an exhibit at Drexel University as part of its highly competitive high school photography contest. The photo, taken by Oak Knoll senior Jasmine Nazaire ‘16, represented a significant accomplishment and a link to her […]
By Judith Lancaster, SHCJ It has often been said that Cornelia Connelly’s life has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: sex, religion, nuns, bishops, abducted children, a wife threatened with kidnap by her estranged husband, salacious court proceedings, high profile media interest… Even in sober reality, her life was undeniably dramatic and controversial; strong […]
In remembering the true call of the Christmas season, third graders at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ, embarked on their third annual 12 Days of Kindness campaign this week. The campaign, which started Monday, December 7, was created by Patti Cepparulo, Oak Knoll’s coed elementary school drama and religion teacher, […]
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Care of Earth and care of humanity cannot be separated. Pope Francis recently said, “There is a clear link between the protection of nature and the building of a just and equitable social order. There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature, without a renewal of humanity itself.” December […]
The link below is a list of organizations that are following the climate meetings in Paris. Please click to link to find faith based and global and national organizations of interest: Paris COP21 Watch Related links: SHCJ JPIC in the American Province SHCJ JPIC SHCJ Responds to Laudato Si’
Everyone is invited to the Holy Child Sisters’ Advent Open House, which features Nativity scenes from around the world. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 1341 Montgomery Avenue, Main Building, in Rosemont, PA. You are welcome to attend Mass at 11:30 a.m. Bring the family and friends! Contact […]
