Formation in Discernment
July 8, 2025
How do we choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel?
Each year the Pope has monthly intentions, for which our prayers are requested. Pope Leo XIV’s July intention for 2025 is for Formation in Discernment. Pope Leo XIV goes on to pray that we “know how to choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel”.
Wellbeing Economy for a Flourishing People and Planet – Fourth Conversation Package
Josephites Launch Fourth Laudato Si’ Conversation Package
The Josephite Laudato Si’ Action Plan Team presents its fourth Conversation Package in the five-part URGENT HOPE series.
Titled Wellbeing Economy for a Flourishing People and Planet, this community and educational resource has been developed by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart in collaboration with the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar to spark discussion, inform, and inspire people of hope.
The Wellbeing Economy conversation package centres on Pope Francis’ call for a rethink and reset in how society prioritises and manages the needs of all people and the planet. The package defers to biblical notions of flourishing and to the wisdom of Catholic Social Teaching.
The lead author, Sister Adrienne Gallie rsj, points to the rising of many global voices calling for change and offering alternative models of economy. Sr Adrienne has attended international conferences and ministers in wellbeing economy.
Welcome Weekend 2025
In the tradition of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, and as a volunteer of the Josephite Action Group (JAG), we work with people who are on the fringes of our society. We young Josephites are continuing this tradition in many ways, including our recent Welcome Weekend.
AJASS: Pilgrims of Hope – Didn’t our hearts burn?!
July 7, 2025
Twenty years of serving the Josephite Mission
The 2025 AJASS (Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools) Principals’ Conference gathered at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney at the end of June with the theme: Pilgrims of Hope – Didn’t our hearts burn?! This was a special event as it marked the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of AJASS.
ATSI Sunday and NAIDOC Week 2025
July 1, 2025
Campfire Reflection for ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Sunday and NAIDOC Week 2025: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy
As we gather this Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday (6 July), we pause to honour this sacred day set apart in the life of the Church – a day that recognises and celebrates the deep faith, culture, and enduring presence of the First Peoples of this land.
Feast of the Sacred Heart 2025
June 24, 2025
Greetings on the Feast of the Sacred Heart (27 June)
That the world might grow in compassion is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June. An outpouring of love and compassion is urgently needed in this month, traditionally connected with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Fr Julian and the Sacred Heart
Father Julian Tenison Woods had a profound love for God and a mystic appreciation of all God’s creation. I believe this came from his own experience of being loved by God and was expressed through the symbolism of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He named the Congregation he co-founded with Saint Mary MacKillop, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart and he often signed his letters to the Sisters with the phrase “Yours most faithfully in the Sacred Heart”.
Mary Ryan rsj and Carmel Moore rsj awarded Order of Australia Medal
June 13, 2025
The Sisters of Saint Joseph are delighted to announce that Mary Ryan rsj and Carmel Moore rsj have each been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List for services to the Catholic Church of Australia.