Ash Wednesday Reflection
Sr Carmel Pilcher rsj shares a reflection for Ash Wednesday.
World Day of Consecrated Life
Sr Jan Barnett rsj, Josephite Justice Coordinator, reflects on World Day of Consecrated Life.
30th Anniversary of Mary MacKillop’s Beatification
Sr Mary O’Dea rsj shares a reflection on the 30th anniversary of St Mary MacKillop’s beatification.
Epiphany – God puts on flesh!
Sr Ann Morrison rsj shares an Epiphany reflection.
The Archer Letters
In 1980, Sr Anne Player read 33 letters representing the exchange between Fr Julian Tenison Woods (1832-1889) and William Henry Archer (1825-1909) over the years 1863-1889.
At home among the poor
On 31 May 1867, Fr Julian Tenison Woods sent to Mary MacKillop the first Rule of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. This became the founding document, encapsulating the vision for the order and providing the Sisters with important guidelines for their ministry.
A Favourite Christian Feast – The Assumption of Mary, Mother of God
On 15 August annually, the Church celebrations the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was Mary MacKillop’s favourite feast.
For a world that needs love: Mary MacKillop and the Sacred Heart
For Mary MacKillop, “the symbol of the Sacred Heart expressed for her the reality of God who feels with and for us (compassion),” shares Sr Mary Cresp in her reflection on Mary and the Sacred Heart.
First Adelaide school opens in 1867
On 2 July 1867, the first Josephite school in Adelaide, South Australia was opened by Sisters Mary MacKillop, Rose Cunningham and Josephine McMullen in Adelaide’s St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral Hall.
Sister Teresa McDonald
The death of Sister Teresa McDonald at The Vale (Perthville) on 13 January 1876 brought to an end the life of a remarkable Sister of Saint Joseph.