Students Called to Action through Stewardship
Students at Mary MacKillop College, Nundah in Queensland, were called to action last week when they celebrated the College’s Penola Day. At the College, Penola Day (7 October) commemorates the anniversary of the death of Father Julian Tenison Woods. Fr Julian was not only a gifted missionary priest and co-founder of the Sisters of Saint […]
France Inspired by St Mary MacKillop
For the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, the Catholic Diocese of Versailles, France prepared an online St Mary MacKillop reflection and biography about the life of Mary MacKillop. Provided below is the Mary MacKillop biography that was prepared… First canonised Australian saint, co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred […]
Media Release: Sisters of Saint Joseph elect new Congregational Leadership Team
The Sisters of Saint Joseph elect new Congregational Leadership Team. Sydney, 17 October 2019 – The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart has this week elected a new Congregational Leadership Team to take forward the vision and direction of the Congregation for the next six years. Sister Monica Cavanagh has been elected to […]
Children’s Day Australia
The spirit of Mary and Julian lives on in Catholic Schools where children are focus. Universal Children’s Day is a celebration of children’s rights, talents and citizenship. It is celebrated on 23 October in Australia and on 20 November around the rest of the World each year. Mary MacKillop and Fr. Julian Tenison Woods encouraged […]
In Footsteps of Founders, Honouring Tim Fischer
Honouring our Founding and remembering Tim Fischer, Boree Creek, Riverina, NSW. On Saturday 31 August, on a sudden impulse, we decided to drive from Leeton to nearby Boree Creek for morning tea. With the moving State tribute to Tim Fischer still fresh in our minds, it seemed like a good idea to honour him by going […]
Excursion to Mary MacKillop Place
Boundless, a young adults group from the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, recently visited Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney to learn more about Saint Mary MacKillop. With Saint Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day approaching on 8 August, I thought it was a great opportunity to organise and invite members of my young adults group ‘Boundless’ to an […]
Approval of Josephite Federation 1967
Journey of the Josephite Federation The approval of the Josephite Federation came in the form of a Decree of Establishment from the Sacred Congregation of Religious given in Rome on 28 July 1967, in response to the request made by the Congregations of the Sisters of Saint Joseph situated in Perthville, Diocese of Bathurst; Goulburn, […]
Perthville Foundation Day 1872
Honouring the Perthville Story – Foundation Day, 16 July 1872 The most common name for a Catholic School in New South Wales (NSW) is St Joseph’s. Currently 77 (one in every eight), NSW Catholic schools bear the name of Joseph. The first St Joseph’s Catholic School in NSW was begun on 16 July 1872 in […]
A Communion of Companions
Mary and the men on the founding Monogram: A Communion of Companions In May this year, Sr Marie Foale wrote on the founding Josephite Rule written by Fr Julian Tenison Woods in October 1867 (First steps towards the Foundation of the Order). This Rule, lived by Mother Mary and her early companions, was signed by […]
A Day in the Life: Education Ministry
Head of Mission Caritas Australia. My ministry as Head of Mission Caritas Australia is quite different to any of my other ministries and yet incorporates so many aspects of my former roles. Caritas Australia is the international and development aid agency of the Catholic church in Australia. The vision of Caritas “to end poverty, promote […]
Feast of the Sacred Heart
Personal Reflection on the contemporary relevance of devotion of the Sacred Heart. Go forth from the heart and centre of your own being in order that you may find your own heart.Karl Rahner Whilst writing a reflection for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, my memory takes me back to the first time I gazed […]
Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcomed
Father Woods welcomes the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Port Adelaide, 23 June 1867 On Tuesday, 25 June 1867, the following news item appeared in the Adelaide Advertiser. While the style of writing is not that of Father Woods himself, there is no doubt that he would have provided the information contained in it. Maybe, […]