Ego to Eco – Webinar
Sisters Celebrate 50 Years of Religious Life
Sr Monica Cavanagh, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, joined six fellow Sisters in January to celebrate their Golden Jubilee marking 50 years since their first profession. The Sisters travelled from across Australia and Peru, gathering with family and friends, to acknowledge their religious life journeys and ministries in […]
Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Advent
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. Psalm 122:9 Traditionally, Advent is thought of as a time of waiting. What happens in that waiting space? Perhaps it is a time of seeing the way patterns of hope, desire and longing disperse, change and reform so that […]
In the Footsteps of Mary MacKillop 2022
There is a quote on Mary MacKillop’s tomb which reads, “We are but travellers here”. Mary was very aware of life as a journey, made up of many smaller journeys, both actual and metaphorical. The one great journey is that of moving toward the fullness of our relationship with God, which we call ‘heaven’. The […]
Listening to Biblical Light
In late 2021, a friend who’s a theology lecturer showed me a basic Bible books diagram that he’d put together for his students. Then he asked me, “have you thought about creating a book of the Bible artwork?” My first thought was “not really, I mean, I’m no biblical scholar, how in the heavens would […]
International Day of Tolerance 2022
Earlier this month we heard news of the New South Wales (NSW) Australian of the Year Award being given to Craig Foster, former Socceroo and human rights activist, who has advocated for refugees and anti-racism. Recently, he helped the Afghan women’s national football team and other female athletes flee the Taliban and campaigned for the […]
A Birthday Memory of a Visionary
The significant connection between England and Australia was not fully recognised on 15 November 1832, the birth of Julian Tenison Woods. Julian’s early life amidst frequent changes of residence, provided the space for developing and pursuing his lifetime interest in reading, discovering, and recording nature through sketching and sharing. The following years were dotted with […]
Celebrating the Gift of Education
150 Years of the Sisters of Saint Joseph Education in NSW This Teacher’s Day (28 October) we come together to say ‘thank you’ and celebrate the contribution, achievements and leadership of teachers. It is an opportunity to take a moment to recognise the impact of educators in all our communities. Education is a ministry close […]
Mary MacKillop’s Canonisation Anniversary
Canonisation celebrations at Mary MacKillop Place, 2010. For the canonisation of Mary MacKillop, all roads led to Rome on 17 October 2010. For those of us in Australia, all roads led to Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney. At the time, I was blessed to be working at Mary MacKillop Place as a member of […]
A Laudato Si’ Action Plan for the Josephite Community
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, in collaboration with the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar, are delighted to launch their Explore~Embrace~Embody Laudato Si’ Action Plan for the Josephite Community on the anniversary of the death of their co-founder, Fr Julian Tenison Woods (7 October). Explore~Embrace~Embody is a Josephite Action Plan for […]
Soft Plastics Campaign
Wrapping Up our Soft Plastics campaign Sr Mary-Ann Casanova from the Sisters of Saint Joseph and Project Officer for the Josephite Laudato Si’ Action Plan Group provides a campaign update – filmed on location in South Australia on the world’s first bridge made of soft plastics! In early 2023, we kicked off the Soft […]
Our Eco-Heroes
Josephites have done and are doing much in the ecological space. The implementation of the Explore~Embrace~Embody Laudato Si’ Action Plan provides new impetus in responding to the call to renewal, to eco-conversion and sustainable living. There are many wonderful environmental and social initiatives and actions taking place across the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Let’s meet […]