A Fair Go

The Christian belief is that all people are equal in God’s sight. The Christian concept of love of neighbour is starkly different from the self-seeking competitiveness we often find in today’s world. Jesus identified with the poor and marginalised people, whereas current society often highlights the rich and powerful for adulation. Jesus advocated for a […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/a-fair-go-jtw-21/

Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre Farewells Respected CEO

Many Sisters and Staff gathered in the Conference Room at the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre on 3 March to thank and farewell their devoted CEO of 15 years, Garry McLean. The guests enjoyed drinks and canapes and time to mingle prior to the formal message of acknowledgement and farewell from Sr Anne Tuck, read by […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/mary-mackillop-heritage-centre-farewells-respected-ceo/

Reflection on Mary MacKillop

Reflecting on Mary MacKillop’s eventful life there is a realisation that she lived a type of nomadic existence. Her grounded spiritual approach to life enabled her to travel to establish new foundations and to meet the needs of the sisters and the needs of the times. Her journeys took her to many parts of the […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/reflection-mmk-mar-21/

Sisters of Saint Joseph Arrive in The Rocks

Sisters of Saint Joseph arrive in The Rocks area of Sydney, New South Wales On the evening of 6 March 1880, two Sisters of Saint Joseph arrived in Gloucester St, Sydney to take up residence in a small rented cottage to which they invited the needy of the Rocks area – women and children who […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/sosj-arrive-the-rocks-21/

JJAMM 2021

  JJAMM – Joseph, Julian and Mary MacKillop Every year, around this time, I sit down to write an article to share with our Josephite community, informing you all of our JJAMM gathering. Every year I struggle for a new angle, because, quite honestly, every year is the same – inspirational, rewarding and such a […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/jjamm-21/

Overview

Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart – Founded in Penola, South Australia 1866. The Sisters of Saint Joseph are women who work in a simple ordinary way sharing in the mission of Jesus in the service of the poor through education and works of charity. Constitutions of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/our-story/our-history/overview/

Prayer Resources

Prayer The Sisters’ daily prayer is grounded in the Scriptures, in the liturgical season and in the places and experience of where Sisters live and are engaged in ministry. Along with the Scriptures they have a number of resources for prayer, namely, the Prayer of the Church, Josephite Prayer book and the book of prayers, […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/prayer-resources/

Year of St Joseph

Celebrating the Year of St Joseph (8 December 2020 – 8 December 2021) Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde, called the Church to set aside 2021 as a year to focus our attention on St Joseph as patron of the Universal Church. Saint Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Tenison Woods, the co-founders of […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/yearofstjoseph/

Wonthaggi Parish farewells the Sisters of Saint Joseph

In 1912, Sisters Irene, Julian, Gerard, Everilda and Carmen arrived in Wonthaggi to staff the new parish school built by Fr O’Sullivan and volunteers. As the convent had not yet been built, Fr O’Sullivan slept in the sacristy of the Church while the sisters were accommodated in his presbytery. Thus began a 108 year relationship […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/wonthaggi-parish-farewells-sisters-21/