Premiering on Mary MacKillop’s feast day (8 August), Shalom World shared a docu-film on the life and legacy of Mary MacKillop as part of their Glorious Lives series. Shalom World shares the remarkable story of Sisters of Saint Joseph co-founder and Australia’s first and only canonised saint, Mary MacKillop.

The docu-film features insights on the life, qualities, actions and legacy of Mary MacKillop from Sisters of Saint Joseph, Monica Cavanagh (Congregational Leader) and Annie Bond (Mission & Ministries Manager, Mary MacKillop Place), and Archbishops Mark Coleridge (Archdiocese of Brisbane) and Christopher Prowse (Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn).

Scenes of aspects of Mary MacKillop’s life are also featured in the docu-film with Bethany Valente portraying a young Mary, and Sisters of Saint Joseph Virginia Bourke, Mary Davis, Rose Vu and Annie Bond portraying the sisters in scenes at the end of Mary’s life in Alma Cottage (where Mary had lived and passed away).

There are also animated scenes of Mary’s life and footage of Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney, Mary’s canonisation and how Mary’s legacy continues today through education, the Sisters of Saint Joseph and organisations.

You can view the docu-film on Shalom World’s website here.