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A Reflection for Refugee Week

15 June 2026

Annually in Australia, we commemorate Refugee Week (18-24 June) The theme for 2026 is ‘A Million Stories’. Sr Joan reflects on the Josephite contribution to supporting refugees, along with her own experiences and stories of accompanying them.

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Feast of the Sacred Heart

11 June 2026

For this special feast of the Sacred Heart, Sr Josephine Dubiel shares a reflection referencing Pope Francis’ Encyclical ‘Dilexit Nos’ and our Congregational co-founders Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods.

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To recognising more Australian Female Saints

9 June 2026

Sr Annette Arnold was recently in Rome, where she learnt more about Mary Glowrey, who is on the path to canonisation. Like Mary MacKillop, Mary Glowrey was a Victorian. Sr Annette shares more about her experience in Rome and about the Australian women currently on the journey towards recognised sainthood.

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A Future Full of Hope for Children like Maria

8 June 2026

CEO of Mary MacKillop Today, Jane Woolford, shares how education is transforming lives for children living with disability in Timor-Leste.

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The Values of Sport: A Pathway to Encounter and Peace

7 June 2026

In this month of June, the Pope’s prayer intention is ‘For the Values of Sport’. “As we pray that sport may be an instrument for peace, we are reminded that peace begins in these small, human encounters: on fields, in teams, in shared moments of joy and challenge,” shares Adam Paroz.

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Corpus Christi

5 June 2026

We celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday 7 June. “Corpus Christi (Latin), Body of Christ, Blessed Sacrament, Holy Communion, Eucharist – all relate to the real Presence of Jesus among us,” shares Sr Connie.

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