Rosemont College is holding its second ethics symposium — Journey to Sustainability — on March 27. It will feature presentations by sustainability scholars and practitioners, workshops on green business practices, and other topics, and a panel of local business leaders with expertise on sustainability. The Society of the Holy Child Jesus is a sponsor of […]
Ash Wednesday Stardust Ritual
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ This ritual expands our dust-remembrance by celebrating our coming from stardust and by reflecting on the marvel of dust. It is meant to enrich current Ash Wednesday services, not to supplant them. Needed: at least one candle and a dish of dirt or glitter to which everyone will have access. Decide who […]
Chapel Windows ‘Rare’ Example of Woman-Centric Collection of Saints
Rosemont College’s Immaculate Conception Chapel was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 3. Student Laura Bunyard and 13 other students are participating in a digital humanities project that is chronicling the construction of the chapel built in 1941 by the Society. According to the article: Depicting female saints in stained glass was an early […]
Feast of the Presentation: Living with Others
[vimeo id=”118447706″] Celebrate a new year with the Society’s “Begin Again” E-Retreat! Make time for the third of three guided video reflections on theme of beginning again: with God, with self, and with others. 2nd Guided Reflection 1st Guided Reflection Every month the Society posts a meditation video with reflection questions that help us build the […]
Time to Plan for Lent
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Lent begins next month — Ash Wednesday is Feb. 18th! Christians who care about Earth and/or whose Christ-awareness has been enriched by evolutionary biology, physics, and the new cosmology might long for Lent resources that include the suffering, death, and resurrection of Earth. Knowing that Jesus’ life is interconnected with everything […]
Fresh Starts and New Beginnings
[vimeo id=”116863439″] Celebrate Cornelia Connelly’s birthday with the Society’s “Begin Again” E-Retreat! Take time to enjoy the second of three guided video reflections on theme of beginning again: with God, with self, and with others. Every month the Society posts a meditation video with reflection questions that help us build the Holy Child community of […]
Monthly Meditation – January 2015
Wake Up the World!
The Christmas Season seems an apt time to reflect on Community as an integral component of religious life. I can think of no other season that celebrates…
