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 […]
Video: All About The Cornelian Maternity and Rural Health Care Centre
Sister Pauline Ibekwe, administrator of Cornelian Maternity and Rural Health Care Centre at Gidan Mangoro, in the rural area of Abuja, Nigeria, explains what makes the centre so special and successful.
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 […]
Monthly Meditation – December 2014
A three minute mediation on the Advent season of waiting, watching, and recognizing God’s presence.
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.
Monthly Meditation – November 2014
“Being Grateful” A two and a half minute meditation on being grateful, even when good gifts come in undesired packages.