Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College Celebrates Governance Change
Late last year, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart transferred the governance of Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College (MSJ) to the Archdiocese of Melbourne. On 11 February this year, the College, led by Fr John Healy, hosted a beautiful Opening of the College Year Mass. Attending with the College staff and students […]
Feast of Saint Joseph 2020
Greetings on the feast of Saint Joseph. As we gather to celebrate, let us give thanks for the giftedness of Joseph – a protector of Mary and the child Jesus, a risk-taker and a deep listener. While Pope Francis was in the Philippines, in Manila, in January 2015 he spoke these words to the gathered […]
Sisters of Saint Joseph Queensland
For the past seven years the sisters living in Queensland have belonged to the TransPacifico Region of the Congregation. It spanned Queensland, Aotearoa New Zealand, Peru and Brazil. For the past six years Sister Annette Arnold has been the Regional Leader and was supported in Queensland by a local coordinating group of Sisters Mary Sheridan, […]
St Patrick’s Day 2020
My name is Patrick. Ireland has many saints, the stories of whom have come down to us from tradition, often wrapped in legend and myth, but Patrick is different; he tells his story himself. His brief autobiography, written in old age, begins with an introduction: “My name is Patrick” and goes on to recount how […]
International Women’s Day 2020
International Women’s Day is dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres. Its history dates back to 1909 when 15,000 women protested long work hours, low pay, and the lack of voting rights in New York City. A detailed history of the development of International Women’s Day, countries in which […]
JJAMM 2020
Young JJAMM Leaders Use Mary and Julian as Inspiration The JJAMM program guides our Student Leaders from our schools across Australia and New Zealand through a process. The foundation of our model for leadership is Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods. We explore how they worked together while reaching out to others in order to […]
Reflection on Mary MacKillop
From St Martha’s Home Leichhardt NSW, on 19 November 1925, Sister Mary Patricia Campbell reflects on Mary MacKillop’s care and love of her Sisters. “A Sister was dying at Port Augusta. She was putting out a crude kerosene lamp in the church after evening devotions. The lamp burst and, in a moment, the poor Sister […]
The Beatification of Mary MacKillop – A Celebration for all Australians
Srs Clare Koch and Margaret McKenna reflect back on the time since the Beatification of Mary MacKillop. Mary MacKillop received the title ‘Venerable’ from the Catholic Church on 13 June 1992. This was a recognition of an Australian who had practised the Christian virtues in a heroic manner. If a specialist panel of medical experts […]
My Time at Penola
Sr Sue McGuinness was recently interviewed by an ABC Journalist about her time at Penola, South Australia. The interview aired on Friday 21 February 2020 and was featured on the program called ‘Local Life’ on ABC South East SA (1476AM/1161AM). You’re invited to listen to the interview below:
A Venture into Missionary Work
Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 1965 Fifty-eight years ago this month, four Sisters of St Joseph from Goulburn, New South Wales set out to undertake missionary work in the far north west of Papua New Guinea. In 1960 the Franciscan bishop of Aitape asked the Passionist Fathers to take responsibility for missionary work in the north […]
Ash Wednesday 2020
Ash Wednesday falls on 26 February this year. Once again Lent comes to make its prophetic appeal, to remind us that it is possible to create something new within ourselves and around us, simply because God is faithful, always faithful, for he cannot deny himself, he continues to be rich in goodness and mercy, and […]