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, […]
There is New Light… We Need to Take a Path Not Chosen Before
Anniversary of National Apology to Stolen Generations (13 February) …There is new light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. Amanda Gordon, The Hill We Climb, read at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden (20 January 2021) As we remember the brave moment in 2008 when […]
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 […]
Father Julian Tenison Woods
International Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking
Pope Francis has declared the feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita on 8 February as the International Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action against Human Trafficking. Born in Southern Sudan in 1869, St Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped and sold twice into slavery. After gaining her freedom, she dedicated her life to sharing her story and supporting the […]
Celebrating Australia Day 2021
Theme: Reflect, Respect, Celebrate In 2020, the National Australia Day Council launched a new campaign that calls upon all Australians to reflect, respect and celebrate on Australia Day. According to the National Australia Day Council: Australia Day, 26 January, is the day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia […]
The Racetrack’s Appeal
Mary’s Beatification Mass Remembered. Mary’s Beatification stirred the hearts and minds of all Australians. As a first for this nation, everyone had to learn what beatification was all about. At the time I remember hearing of people talking about Mary’s beautification. That sounded so funny at the time and highlighted the need to understand further […]
Mary MacKillop’s Birthday (15 January)
Beginnings are important. They often act as a prologue, as it were, to the meaning of what follows. Over past weeks we have pondered the meaning of Jesus’ life as described in the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke. Right from the beginning, we are told, the birth of Jesus would demonstrate the Good News […]
From Darkness to Light
A reflection on the Feast of the Epiphany (3 January). The moment of the big bang, or more poetically, great flaring forth, is for scientists a moment to explore, rationalise and quantify. For those who believe in a God it is a moment of epiphany, a theophany and the moment when God released life and […]
Stars Can’t Shine Without Darkness
A Message for New Year’s Day 2021 On this New Year’s Day many will breathe a sigh of relief that 2020 is over! We’ve heard often that 2020 has been “a year like no other”, the word of choice being “unprecedented”. It’s been a tough year, but has it really been a year ‘like no […]
Christmas Message
A Christmas message from Congregational Leader Sr Monica Cavanagh. And the light shines out in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome.John 1:5 These reassuring words from the Gospel of John ring out words of hope for a world preparing to celebrate Christmas in a different context. For many the possibility of gathering with […]
Death of Alexander MacKillop 1868
Alexander MacKillop – a True Highlander. Early this year, I stood at the graveside of Alexander MacKillop. Fresh native flowers were displayed, honouring the father of Mary MacKillop, and our group listened to the story of Alexander’s time in Hamilton. I realised that Alexander was being acknowledged for his life’s effort and his contribution to […]