Celebrating the Memory
Song by Basil Morrow about the life of Julian Tenison Woods available on YouTube.
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So Small a Beginning – Conference Speech
Sr Marie Foale speaks about the beginnings of the Institute of St Joseph for the Catholic education of poor children.
She believes that as a young Josephite growing up, she had a sense that one day Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods had made a spontaneous decision to found an order.
You’re invited to watch Sr Marie’s conference speech, ‘So Small a Beginning’ in five parts.
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Laudato Si’ – Webinar
In May 2015 Pope Francis launched his encyclical with the subtitle “On Care for our Common Home” and the title “Laudato Si’” which are the opening words for a hymn composed by St Francis of Assisi in the 1200s.
For our time, this document is both relevant and important, since it highlights the priority that respect for the environment should have in Catholic life, and integrates the notion with what is central to our understanding of humanity’s relationship with God.
It is striking that many of the issues raised in Laudato Si’ find a parallel in the writings of Julian Tenison Woods. We can be proud of the fact that Julian Woods, as co-founder with Mary MacKillop, injected into the foundations of the Sisters of Saint Joseph a sense of the integration of spirituality and nature and set an example of science being a means of relationship with God. We remember, however, that he lived in a different time from us, and no-one is suggesting that his perceptions of creation and his world are the same as those of Pope Francis. But like a thread that runs through the whole garment, Julian’s words do illustrate his insights into a constant theme that can be traced from the Gospels to our era, and they, like those of Laudato Si’, can help us recognise these teachings as foundational to our faith.
In this five-part webinar, Sr Mary Cresp explores some of the parallels between the work of Pope Francis and Julian Tenison Woods. Sr Colleen Keeble assists her in the presentation.
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Ego to Eco – Webinar
Father Julian Tenison Woods was a Catholic priest who had made a great contribution to Australian Geology, Botany, Palaeontology and Zoology. Today the ecology of the Earth is suffering. Pope Francis states that we are in a time where peoples of the world need to have an ‘ecological conversion.’ Although Father Julian had lived in a different time to us, he had recognised the importance of looking after the Earth.
In recognition of the great ecological wisdom of Father Julian, Sr Mary Cresp has created a webinar titled ‘Ego to Eco’ which consists of four parts. In watching the webinar, we can look to Father Julian as a model for ‘ecological conversion.’
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What’s An ‘Ologist – Lyrics
The lyrics to What's An 'Ologist? by Pamela Walker OAM. A song about the scientific interests of Fr Julian Tenison Woods.
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What’s An ‘Ologist? – Music
What's An 'Ologist? by Pamela Walker OAM. A song about the scientific interests of Fr Julian Tenison Woods.
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Father Julian Tenison Woods Biography Video
A video by Tenison Wood College, Mount Gambier about the life of Father Julian Tenison Woods
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Songs written and composed by Sisters of Saint Joseph
A Saint for Today? is a new composition 2010. The three hymns on the new CD are:
A Saint for Today' (new) - Margaret T Cusack rsj
Mary MacKillop, Woman of Australia' - Margaret T Cusack rsj (reworded from previous CD)
Australia's Holy One' (reworded from previous CD) - Zita Thompson rsj
Contact music@sosjnsw.org.au for bulk orders of Josephite hymns
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Background information to these hymns (PDF)
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