Pentecost 2024
When Mary MacKillop wrote to Monsignor Kirby in October 1873 on The Necessity of the Institute, she begins by writing, “May the Holy Spirit, my God, direct me in what I am about to write.” In doing so, she invokes the outpouring of the Spirit on this important missionary work that needs to be undertaken […]
Pentecost 2023
The love of God is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 The feast of Pentecost (28 May) invites us to be attentive to the movement of the Spirit acting in and through our lives.
Pentecost 2022
One of the joys of my recent participation in the International Union of Superiors General’s (UISG) meeting in Rome, was the deep sense of the Spirit moving in and among us. On a number of occasions, we were asked to pray the Our Father in our own language. This profound experience drew me into the […]