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Significant sites in Philadelphia

"Extract from the actual text of CC's written and sworn testimony in the case - Connelly vs. Connelly."

By Jonathan Daly; Written for the 1988 American Province Gathering at Rosemont College. Video in Archives. Dedicated to Terri McKenzie, SHCJ.

Prayer services to held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Scotia. Note page numbers; meant to be printed and assembled as booklet.

By Pauline Darby, SHCJ. From From Source, No. 33, 1996, "Discernment," pages 13-15.

Southwarcen : Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Cornelia Connelly Foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus : Documentation presented by the Historical Commission : Volume 63 Materials collected by Mother Maria Joseph Buckle for a life of Cornelia Connelly Parts 1 and 2. Part of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus Collection at the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to access document.

Southwarcen : Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Cornelia Connelly Foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus : Documentation presented by the Historical Commission : Volume 65 Materials collected by Mother Maria Joseph Buckle for a life of Cornelia Connelly Parts 5 and 6. Part of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus Collection at Villanova Digital Library. Click here to access document.

Southwarcen : Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Cornelia Connelly Foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus : Documentation presented by the Historical Commission : Volume 66 Materials collected by Mother Maria Joseph Buckle for a life of Cornelia Connelly Part 7. Part of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus Collection at the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to access document.

Du mariage au cloître : une religieuse américaine, Cornélia Connelly. Available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

Adapted by J.M.Deren from "Blessings and Benedictions" by W.L. Wallace in Shine On, Star of Bethlehem, CAFOD, 2004.

Epiphany retreat prayers and reflection.

Epiphany retreat prayers and reflection.

Epiphany retreat prayers and reflections.

Description of event with notes and reflections by Mother Mary Amadeus, SHCJ.

By Sr. Caritas McCarthy. From Source, No. 2, Winter 1971, pages 1-14.

Exploring the Great Mystery: Connecting, Incarnation, Justice-with-Compassion, Creation. Contents include:

• Introduction by Barbara Linen, SHCJ
• Charism, Mystery, Gift, Treasure by Catherine Quinn, SHCJ
• The New Cosmology and How it Impacts our Understanding of Creation by Jane Maloney
• A New Word by Barbara Linen, SHCJ
• Three Excerpts from The Banquet of Faith by Elizabeth Johnson, CJS, selected by Roseanne McDougall, SHCJ 
• A Reflection on an Incarnational Spirituality by Caroline Conway, SHCJ.

A theological reflection by Teresa Okure, SHCJ. From Source, No. 27, 1993, "The Reality of the Incarnation," pages 26-34.

Reflections on a trip to Puerto Rico taken by Mother M. Beata and Mother John Fisher. From Pylon, Vol. XXVII No. 3, Winter 1965-66, pages 12-17.

by Elizabeth Mary Strub, SHCJ.

Ephesians 3:20-21

5th edition of the goals and criteria for network schools.

Prayer to celebrate 150th anniversary of SHCJ arrival in America by Eileen McDevitt, shcj.

By Joseph B Code, MA, STB; Pages 406-436

From the Informatio.

By Anne Murphy, SHCJ

Article about school where Cornelia taught as a new bride and young mother.

By Sr. Carlotta Bartone, SHCJ

Article about the organization and activities of the institute written by Mother Mary Paul, SHCJ. From Pylon, Vol. XXVI No. 3, Winter 1964-65, pages 21-26.

Brochure about the Holy Child Network of Schools.

Prayer used with Heads of Schools and Trustees.

By Melinda Keane, SHCJ. From Source, No. 29, 1994, "Women Praying," pages 22-25.

SHCJ

SHCJ, handwritten version

By Carolyn Green, SHCJ. From Source, No. 27, 1993, "The Reality of the Incarnation," pages 12-14.

Part VII of a series of articles on the forty martyrs of England and Wales written by Hugh Kay. From Pylon, Vol. XXVII No. 3, Winter 1965-66, pages 37-39.

by Sister Mary Elizabeth Strub, SHCJ

Poem written by Mother Mary Anthony, SHCJ about the graves of John Henry and Mary Magdalene which had been moved to Sharon Hill. From Pylon, Vol. XXV No. 3, Winter 1963-64, page 35.

Text by Cornelia Connelly, adapted from Gelineau Ps. 90

Description of burses established to support African missions. Pylon, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 1960, page 48.

Transcript of a note inserted in the Clothing Register in the European Archives, Oxford. It is a handwritten letter, on a folded sheet of notepaper, from Mother Agatha Deacy to Mother Mary Theophila Laprimaudaye.

Letter from Reverend Mother Angelica Croft to Cornelia's brother-in-law John Connelly, describing her death. From Pylon, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Spring 1959, Pages 1-11.

Letter from Cornelia to Sister Joseph.

Letter from Cornelia to Sister Thomas.

By Kate Holmstrom, SHCJ. From Source, No. 27, 1993, "The Reality of the Incarnation," pages 22-23.

Light incarnate; A baby contains the mystery of the universe, consecrating all the day-to-day things that sustain us, while every Mass holds and celebrates the divinity of a million galaxies, by Daniel O'Leary, a priest of the Leeds Diocese, West Yorkshire, UK.

Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS, Momentum Magazine, 2011

Traditionally prayed by all Holy Child students and faculty on the 25th of each month. Revised for the 175th anniversary of the Society with the assistance of Kathleen Lynch, 2020-21.

Description of burses established to support African missions. Pylon, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 1960, Inside cover.

Mother Cornelia Connelly; Arranged for the School of the Holy Child, Suffern, NY

Description of foundation and actvities of Cornelia Connelly Guild by M.M. Raymond. From Pylon, Vol. XXIV No. 2, Summer 1962, pages 18-21.

Memories of Cornelia's Maternal Love. An excerpt from a small exhibition put together by Sr Helen Forshaw SHCJ from the Documentation for the Cause and photographs in the European Province Archives, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Venerable Cornelia Connelly, 8 January 1809. The exhibition focused on how children experienced Cornelia as Mother. Memories of Cornelia s maternal love experienced by children confided to the care of the SHCJ at St Leonards, both boarding and day school, and at Mark Cross.

"Early Foundations in America," Part I in series of articles about history of society in America. From Pylon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Winter 1961-62, pages 7-15. Click here for Part II.

Continuation of serires of articles about history of society in America. Click here for Part II. From Pylon, Vol. XXIV No. 2, Summer 1962, pages 4-15.

History of sculpture in New Zealand written by Michael Dunn. Includes information about Frank Connelly's. Click here to view.

Article by Mother Mary Eleanor, SHCJ. From Pylon, Vol. XXIV No. 2, Summer 1962, pages 16-18.

By Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ. From Source, No. 33, 1996, "Discernment," pages 45-48.

Sr. Helen Forshaw, SHCJ

Manual for the use of the Novices of the Holy Child Jesus, printed for use at the Convent St. Leonards-on-Sea in 1869. Translated by the SHCJ with dedication to Bishop Wiseman which was probably written by Cornelia. See also verso of title page.

Verso of title page of a manual for the use of the Novices of the Holy Child Jesus, printed for use at the Convent St. Leonards-on-Sea in 1869. Translated by the SHCJ with dedication to Bishop Wiseman which was probably written by Cornelia. See also a photo of the manual.

Written by Eileen McDevitt, SHCJ.

Prayer services from SHCJ Epiphany Retreats where sisters renew vows each year. Cornelia called these gatherings, "Our Dear Retreat."

Article about 22 Ugandan martyrs written by M.T. Kellum. From Pylon, Vol. XXVI No. 3, Winter 1964-65, pages 2-8.

Cornelia's writings prior to the Constitutions by Sr. Caritas McCarthy, SHCJ. From Source, No.3, 1972, pages 25-35.

A look at "the background reading Cornelia used in building up her spirtual teaching," by Sr. Mary Ursula Blake, SHCJ. From Source, No. 3, 1972, pages 36-44.

The society as an "active order" by Caritas McCarthy, SHCJ. From Source, No. 8, Spring-Autumn 1978, pages 29.36.

More news from the "Electrons." From Pylon Spring 1967, page 59.

Article by John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus, Criterion.

Created by Kathleen Lynch, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child

Prayer for beatification.

Prayer from SHCJ European Province

Written by Kathleen Lynch, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child.

From the book, Prayer with Searchers and Saints, by Edward F. Gabriele.

Selected articles:

• A visit to the Holy Child Missions, pgs. 3-19
• Pilgrimage to Natchez, pgs. 23-25
• Seen from Nigeria, pgs. 26-27
• Nigerian audience, pg. 28
• Pope of the foreign missions, pgs. 32-33
• The Electrons, pgs. 36-39

Pylon XXIV, No. 1, selected articles:

• "My Own Dear Country" Part II. Westward Expansion, pp. 5-13 (Click here for Part I; click here for Part III)
• Letters to Africa, pp. 14-17
• Sunday Morning at Marian Hill, pp. 18-23
• Through Northern Ghana - By Lorry, pp. 27-31
• Trio for Heaven, pp. 32-34

Pylon XXV, No. 2. Selected articles:

• Mayfield, Sussex - History Minus Legend, pp. 4-7
• The Duchess Triumphant (Louisa Catherine, Duchess of Leeds), pp. 8-15
• The Undivided Heart, p. 19

Pylon XXVII, No. 1, selected article:

• Merty Forgot - Letter to Pierce, p. 31-32, 37

The Pylon, XXVII, No. 2. Selected articles:

• Introducing the Reverend James Montgomery, pp. 4-7
• Kingdom of Light and Grace; Rev. Mother General Visits West Africa, pp. 8-18
• A Thinking Pool, I'm Sorry, pp. 34-35
• Mission Mosaic - In Manhatten, pp. 36-39
• The Spark; Electra, pp. 40-41

Pylon XXIX, No. 2. Two articles:

• And So We Made a Farm, pages 17-20 (re: Holy Child School, Cape Coast, Ghana)
• Cornelia Belongs to Everyone

Pylon XXVIII, Autumn 1966. Selected articles:

• Ogoja (Nigeria), pp. 20-32
• In Loving Memory of a Pioneer Missionary, Sister Charles Magdalen, p. 36

Excerpt from Quartet in Heaven; Portraits of Four Saintly Women by Sheila Kaye-Smith. Foreword and chapter about Cornelia Connelly.

Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS

Mary Kosch

Time Magazine

Article describing SHCJ missions in Africa. Pylon, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 1960, pages, 14-28.

Sí, Señor, Siempre Si: Vida de Cornelia Connelly, 1809-1879; Fundadora de la Sociedad del Santo Niño Jesús / Elizabeth Mary Strub. Slight variation in the placement on the Reflections pages. In the Spanish translation, the Reflections pages appear immediately following the chapter. Available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

Response to this article. Corrections by Judith Lancaster, SHCJ and Eileen McDevitt, SHCJ.

Sr. Helen Forshaw, SHCJ; stories of original sisters to leave England for America

Sketch of the Life of Mother Cornelia Connelly Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, 1809-1879

by Elizabeth Mary Strub, SHCJ. Holy Week, Rome, 1978

"An attempt to 'place' theologically the implications of our title 'Holy Child Jesus' and devotion to the Holy Child in the light of this," by Sr. Virginia Wallwork, SHCJ. From Source, No. 3, 1972, pages 46-55.

No. 10;

• In Search of Cornelia; pages 19-16
• Cornelia's Constitutions, Part II; pages 27-55.

Chapter 3 of a thesis by Caritas McCarthy, SHCJ entitled The Spirituality of Cornelia Connelly: A Study of the Charism of the Founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Click here to view document.

No. 13;

• The Relevance of Cornelia Connelly's Charism, Pgs. 5-17
• Theolgical Foundations For Apostolic Community, Pgs. 32-49 Pgs.
• Characteristics of an Apostolic Spirituality, Pgs. 55-58
• The Charism of Cornelia and the Signs of our Time; From Inner Liberty to Outward Liberation, Pgs. 59-82.

"Cornelia Connelly's Spirituality and Ideal of Community Life;" Chapter XV of The Positio: Documentary Study for the Canonization Process of the Servant of God Cornelia Connelly (nee Peacock) 1809-1879. Click here to view document.

Special Commemorative issue honoring Sr. Mary Anthony Weinig. Click here to view document.

Studies and Reflections on the Heritage of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; Special Commemorative Issue; "Cornelia Connelly and the Spirit of Suffering Obedience."

Contents:

• Justice with Compassion
• To Act Justly
• A Chilean Perspective
• Justice with Compassion: A Personal Reflection
• Working for Justice in a Local Area
• On Educating for Justice

Click here to view document.

Ministry issue. Click here to view document.

No. 22: Images of God:

• Poem
• Woman Imaging God
• Images of God Within an African Perspective
• The Rock of our Trysting Place
• Cornelia Connelly's Images of God in Christ
• Some Images of God Then and Now
• The God of Wonder
• God the Artist
• My Changing Images of God
• God and the Seasons of my Life
• God at the Centre of My Being
• 'Papa Dios' and Kenny
• Yahweh, I Know You are Near
• The God Who Isn't
• O Obani

Historical Perspectives - I. Click here to view document.

Historical Perspectives - II. Click here to view document.

Christology and Incarnational Spirituality. Click here to view document.

Source, Issue No. 4; A Study of the Constitutions of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus As Developed Under Cornelia Connelly, 1846-1879. Click here to view document.

Studies and Reflections on the Heritage of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.

• The long desired approval of our rule
• Connelly vs. Connelly: Aftermath: Trial by Press, Part II
• The Young Ladies' School at St. Leonards, Part III
• Reminiscences of a St. Leonard's School Girl

Available via Villanova Digital Library.

Articles from Source, 1997:

• Changing Images of Christ: A Christological Journey 1846-1996, pp. 1-19
• The Will to Arise: Jesus and Women in the Gospels, pp. 20-29
• The Reign of God: Jesus and Ethics, pp. 31-39
• Glimpses of Christ Incarnated and Communicated in Africa, pp. 85-93
• Jesus and the Deprived, p. 94
• Connections, p 94.

No. 31:

• The Spririt of Holy Child Education: Actions Not Words, pp 1-5
• Cornelia's Ideals in Practice: An Experience of Holy Child Education 1942-49, pp 6-11
• The Four R's, pp 12-14
• Actions Not Words: The Inculturation of Holy Child Education, pp 15-24
• To Achieve is to Dream and to Act, pp 25-28
• Mayfield I: School During World War II, pp 29-31

No. 18:

• What is SHCJ Government? pp 3-8
• SHCJ Obedience Today, pp 25-28

No. 30

No. 32; Pgs 6-8; The Spirit of Childhood

No. 25:

• Nineteenth Century English Women: Cornelia's Context, pp 3-7
• Pierce Connelly: Not a Bad Man, pp 8-10
• Pierce Connelly: His Call from God, pp 11-20
• Among Valiant Women, pp 21-25
• Angelica Croft SHCJ 1839-1902. pp 26 - 36

No. 20

by Caritas McCarthy, SHCJ

Written by Jim Breslin for meeting of technology directors from the Holy Child Network of Schools.

By Sr. Mary Anthony Weinig, SHCJ. From Source, No. 8, Spring-Autumn 1978, pages 92-101.

The Case of Cornelia Connelly / Juliana Wadham. The incredible story of an extraordinary American told in full for the first time. Available via Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

"From a study relating to his psychological developmentand affective disorders, prepared by the psychologist Georges Cruchon, SJ of the Gregorian University in Rome. Abridged English version by Mary Ethelreda Wilcox and Ursula Blake, SHCJ." From Source, No. 5, 1976, pages 5-19.

Jeanne Marie Guerin, SHCJ

Article describing the events and impact of the family's time in Rome, 1836-1837 written by L.S. Muir. From Pylon, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Summer 1961, pages 3-7.

Doctoral Dissertation by Anna Ekam, M.A.

Online article by historian Dr. Pat McNamara. He blogs about American Catholic History at McNamara's Blog.

Collection of Cornelia's Epiphany letters to members of the society.

A life of Cornelia Connelly written for children

A history of American sculpture written by Laredo Taft. Part of a series entitled History of American Art, edited by John C. Van Dyke. Section about Frank Connelly begins on page 261 (PDF page 290).

Lorna M.A. Bowman, Ed. D.

Kenneth R. Overberg, S.J.

Lorna M.A. Bowman

Lorna M. Bowman

Article written by Catherine Addington, Ph.D. student in Spanish at the University of Virginia. See SHCJ response here.

Biography of Cornelia Connelly.

By "A Member of the Society" with preface by Cardinal Gasquet. Also known as "The Gompertz Life."

Click here to view document.

Sr. Helen Forshaw, SHCJ

The Pylon : Cornelia Connelly Special Issue, Volume XXIX, Number 3, 1968. Available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

Recurring letter and article addressed to "Electrons," student group dedicated to supporting African missions. Pylon, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 1960, pages, 38-40.

Recurring letter and article addressed to "Electrons," student group dedicated to supporting African missions. From Pylon, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Summer 1961, pages 36-38.

The spirituality of Cornelia Connelly : in God, for God, with God / Caritas McCarthy SHCJ. Available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

An amateur detective's take on the case from the SleuthSayer website.

The triumph of trust : the story of Mother Connelly / by Mother Mary Eleanor, S.H.C.J. with illustrations by Victoria Donohoe. Available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.

By Caritas McCarthy, SHCJ. From Source, No. 12, Spring 1983, pages 53-64.

Patricia M. McDonald, SHCJ

Essay on world hunger and the foundation of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization written by Rosemont College alum and FAO member, Neva Hecker. From Pylon, Vol. XXV No. 1, Spring 1963, pages 23-26.

By Catie McElwee; Ill by France White, SHCJ; see also A Generous Love

Kathy Sherman, CSJ; Written for the SHCJ American Province Chapter

Article on the Origin of the SHCJ by the Vice-Postulator of the Cause of Cornelia Connelly, James Walsh, SJ. From Pylon, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, Winter 1961-62, pages 2-6.

On women and prayer by Joanne Sullivan, From Source, No. 29, 1994, "Women Praying," pages 54-60.

By Mary Mills, SHCJ, From Source, No. 27, 1993, "The Reality of the Incarnation," pages 8-9.

Lorna M.A. Bowman

By Mary Sullivan, SHCJ. From Source, No. 29, 1994, "Women Praying," pages 1-8.

Biographies of 20 distinguished New Zealand writers are included in this profile of 19th-century authors by Jenny Robin Jones. References made to Frank Connelly. Click here to view.

An essay on the history and practice of hagiography (biography of saints) by Paolo Molinari, SJ. From Pylon, Vol. XXIV No. 3, Winter 1962-63, pages 9-13.

Yes, Lord, always yes : a life of Cornelia Connelly 1809-1879; founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus / Elizabeth Mary Strub. Download 2021 revision via link above. (This is a large file and may take a while to download based on your Internet connection.) The 2016 version is available via the Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view that copy.

Yes to Suffering, Yes to Joy, by Claire Sullivan, S.H.C.J. Unpublished manuscript. Available via Villanova Digital Library. Click here to view.