National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW) takes place March 8 – 14, 2016. It celebrates the remarkable contributions and devoted lives of Catholic sisters, in tandem with National Women’s History Month. NCSW was created in 2014 to recognize and celebrate the profound impact Catholic sisters have had historically and presently on the communities in which we […]
The door to the Mayfield Chapel, where founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus Cornelia Connelly is buried, was designated a Holy Door for the Year of Mercy. The chapel, located at the Mayfield School for Girls in East Sussex, is one of three Holy Doors in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Most […]
February 24, 2016 Carmen M. Chavez, Esq – Executive Director of Casa Cornelia Law Center In 2015, Casa Cornelia Law Center (Casa Cornelia) provided quality legal services to 558 individuals fleeing violence in their home countries, 501 survivors of domestic violence and other serious crimes, 61 human trafficking survivors, and 866 children. The Children’s Program almost […]
“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” (Mt 9:13). “The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee” 1. Mary, the image of a Church which evangelizes because she is evangelized In the Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, I asked that “the season of Lent in this Jubilee Year be lived […]
By Sr. Lilian Okwechime, SHCJ, Abuja, Nigeria Our earthly journey is arrayed with temptations just as Luke 17:1 puts it: “Things that will cause you to sin must come” Temptations are not sin, but they can cause someone to sin. Today’s Gospel, from Luke 4: 1-13, talks about the temptation of Jesus. “Jesus, full of […]
By Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ Lent, which begins February 10, offers the perfect time to connect the Sunday Scripture readings with Pope Francis’ “urgent appeal … for a new dialog about how we are shaping the future of our planet.” (Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, par. 14) Laudato Si’, the Encyclical News reports (and […]
Sr. Ann Schulte, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday, spoke that day about her birthday, her life and her ministries over the past decades as a Holy Child Sister. How do you feel at 80? How did you celebrate this day? How has the journey been so far? Click on the photos below to see […]
By Stephanie Ugwu, SHCJ Indifference is the absence of interest, attention or enthusiasm, having no inclination towards someone or something. When you feel indifferent towards something, you neither like it nor dislike it. Pope Francis reflecting on global suffering especially the plight of the immigrants and refugees stated: “We have become used to the suffering […]
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