Climate Strike
Reasons to Strike Pope Francis calls us to care from our common home, telling us, as people of faith, that living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience. As if we needed any more […]
National Child Protection Week 2019
Celebrating the theme that parenting is like navigating waters… Becoming a parent has been an incredible ride, and nothing prepares you for it, that intense love you feel for the little creature you have created and the patience you have (at times). There are times when it is overwhelming, and when the saying “it takes […]
In Search for A New Vocation Pathway
National Vocations Awareness Week: 4-11 August 2019 Vocation is the place where the world’s greatest need and a person’s greatest joy meet. Frederick Buechner As I reflect on my discernment journey as a Covenant Josephite, I have come to realise that God’s call in my life manifested itself through my desire to respond to the […]
It Seemed That All Was Lost
Have you ever experienced a loss that seemed like a disaster, yet, in time, proved to be a blessing? To Jesus’ friends and followers, his death and burial in a cave were the absolute opposite of what they had fondly expected. In those moments, it seemed that everything that he had promised had been a […]
Vowed Affiliates
The practice of women and men making private vows to God has a long tradition in our Church. Some people feel called to this form of consecrated life living in the Josephite spirit and in affiliation with the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The Journey: The individual explores God’s call to private vows in affiliation with […]
Pastoral Care at Mary MacKillop Place
In July, we pray with Pope Francis for pastoral care of the sick: Let us pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick grant the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones, and that it may become for everyone an ever more visible sign of compassion and hope. […]
Being a Josephite Action Group volunteer
A day in the life of a Josephite Action Group (JAG) volunteer. Dedicating a weekend, JAG helped deep clean and spruce up a House of Welcome apartment, ready to be a home for a family who have recently sought refuge. It was a weekend full of hard work, fun, dancing and lots of laughter!
AJASS Principals Lochinvar Pilgrimage
We are but instruments in the hand of God. Father Julian Tenison Woods 1870 In mid-June, Principals of the Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools (AJASS) completed a pilgrimage to learn more about the history and charism of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, with a focus on the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar and Father […]
Never See a Need Without Doing Something About It
Inspirational stories from the life of Mary MacKillop. For children 10-12 years.
Apart from the fabulous stories, this book contains many fun 
activities like cross word puzzles etc.
NAIDOC Week 2024
NAIDOC Week 2024: KEEP THE FIRE BURNING! BLAK, LOUD AND PROUD, is a celebration of the strength and vitality of Australia’s First Nations People and an opportunity to honour the ancient spirituality and culture embedded in the heart of this nation for over 65,000 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have experienced and graciously […]
The Archer Letters
The Archer Letters – Letter Thirty-Three
The last letter in this series was dictated by Fr Julian Tenison Woods on 13 March 1889. It reads as if maybe he knew it would probably be his last effort to his dear friend, William Archer. The tone of the letter is one of resignation to his state of health with little hope of […]