Five Poppies – A Poem Inspired by the Horrors of War

By Helen Forshaw SHCJ This year and this season, Lent, memories of that terrible, most pointless of wars, the First World War, are so fresh again around the world. The context for the creation of this poem was a small SHCJ meeting at a Bernadine Convent in July 1992. They had a beautiful chapel, the altar made of […]

Life as a Holy Child Volunteer in the Dominican Republic

Holy Child volunteers serve at the mission site of the Sisters of the Holy Child in the Dominican Republic, which encompasses both a school and medical clinic. They provide quality education and service by teaching in the school for one or two years. Apply to be a volunteer. Every year, four Holy Child volunteers live in community […]

Feast of the Presentation: Living with Others

Celebrate a new year with the Society’s “Begin Again” E-Retreat! Take time to enjoy 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 […]

Thanksgiving Mass for Sr. Alberta’s Jubilee

A Jubilee thanksgiving Mass was held on December 28th 2014 in honour of Sr. Alberta Bonle, SHCJ at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region of Ghana. The Mass, which was presided over by the Most Rev. Joseph Francis Kwaku Essien, the Bishop of Wiawso Diocese, saw the presence of a […]

Celebrate Cornelia Connelly’s Birthday

Celebrate Cornelia Connelly’s birthday, January 15, 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 […]

Start the New Year with the Society’s “Begin Again” E-Retreat

Monthly Meditation January 2015 https://vimeo.com/116001903 Every month the Society posts a meditation video with reflection questions that help us build the Holy Child community of prayer. Watch our meditations and then share your thoughts, reactions, and feelings by commenting. You can also share our meditations with your family and friends. Follow this link for all […]

Wake Up the World!

Holy Child Sisters awake each day with a mission — to help others believe that God lives and acts in them and our world and to rejoice in God’s presence.