A Day in the Life: Irish in Australia / Ireland
The invitation to write an article on “Irish in Australia/Ireland” evoked many memories around the generic involvement of the Irish in the Congregation as well as my own personal memories. On reading the stories of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop I learnt that there were Irish women among her first companions. One of the […]
A Day in the Life: Ministry with Survivors of Human Trafficking
The Impact of COVID-19. In 2005 I established Josephite Counter-Trafficking Project (JCTP) to promote, by way of holistic direct services, the spiritual, physical and emotional development of people who have undergone the trauma of being trafficked to Australia. Since then I have continued to provide culturally sensitive support and direct services to trafficked children, women […]
A Day in the Life Series: Seafarers
Port Chaplaincy – Sydney Ports. The Sydney waterfront portrays a rich tapestry of maritime life and industry. It is always a colourful, sometimes funny and often harsh but never a boring environment to minister within as Port Chaplain. My role mainly involves that of presence within the port, and I regularly play the roles of […]
Life is Like the Seasons
Adapting After Lockdown. With schools resuming regular teaching across Australia after weeks of lockdown, some children will look forward to seeing their friends but for many others, returning to the classroom after an extended period will be challenging, especially for children and young people who are currently managing other life challenges that impact their capacity to adapt to change. The […]
Bread of Life for the World
Elaine Wainwright* offers an ecological reading of two extracts from John’s Gospel — John 3:16-18 and John 6:51-58. Reading the biblical text ecologically is an engaging task. Our current context for this engagement is a world in crisis as the global pandemic coronavirus brings death to the human community. And in this context we can […]
A Day in the Life: St Anthony’s Family Care Worker
Times of change at St Anthony’s Family Care When I first stepped foot into St Anthony’s Family Care in Croydon, NSW almost 25 years ago, I could have never imagined how the organisation would change my entire life.
The Whole Universe Moves Towards New Life
While there is a lower class I am in it… While there is a soul in prison I am not free. Eugene V.Debs In light of Holy Week and the COVID-19 pandemic are we being drawn to deeper listening and to see and experience the pain around us? We are experiencing a global movement of […]
A Day in the Life: Spiritual Director
The Art of Spiritual Direction. Just over twenty-five years ago whilst attending the Institute of Spiritual Leadership in Chicago my supervisor’s last words to me were; ‘Lyndall there is the Art of accompanying another and that is one’s natural gift and the skills are what you learn along the way.’ I often recall the wisdom […]
A Day in the Life: Living at Mount St, North Sydney
For this month’s ‘Day in the Life,’ Sr Claire Dawson talks about living at Mount St, North Sydney. In the video below, you’re invited to watch Sr Claire who spoke with Kath Norman (Communications Manager) of her wonderful memories of living at Mount St…
A Day in the Life: Prison Ministry
The prison gate clanged behind me for the last time. Usually, people coming through this gate for the last time are over the moon with happiness. Not I. Today I am sombre? Nostalgic? After six years of teaching literacy at Whanganui Men’s Prison, I have said goodbye. Plenty of pressure from the programmes department to […]
World Day for Consecrated Life 2020
On 2 February we celebrated The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, and the World Day for Consecrated Life. Living and working on the periphery of Lima, Peru for the last 16 years has been a precious time of being with vulnerable people every day whether they have been on the bus asking for support, […]
A Day in the Life: Christmas Messages from Committee Chairs
The Sisters of Saint Joseph have committees covering different aspects of the Congregation such as communications and justice. For this month’s A Day in the Life feature, the Chairs from the Committees were asked to provide a Christmas message. You’re invited to view the messages below: Congregational Immersion and Discernment of Call (CIDC) Team The […]