Year of St Joseph
Celebrating the Year of St Joseph (8 December 2020 – 8 December 2021) Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde, called …
Peru 1981
On 1 April 1981, a community of Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart touched down at Lima Airport …
Approval of Josephite Federation 1967
Journey of the Josephite Federation The approval of the Josephite Federation came in the form of a Decree of Establishment …
A Venture into Missionary Work
Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 1965 Fifty-eight years ago this month, four Sisters of St Joseph from Goulburn, New South Wales …
Victoria 1890
The story of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Victoria is very much connected with Mary MacKillop. Victoria is the …
Aotearoa New Zealand 1880
The story of the Josephites in Aotearoa New Zealand began in the late 19th century as two threads, which developed separately …
South Australia 1866
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart were founded in Penola, South Australia in 1866 by Mary MacKillop …
First steps towards the Foundation of the Order
Father Julian Tenison Woods: First steps towards foundation—little did they then dream On 19 March 1866, Julian Woods and Mary …
Peter – The Youngest MacKillop
Born at Merri Creek, Victoria in 1857, the eighth and youngest of the MacKillop children was baptised Peter in his parish church of St Paul’s Coburg.
AJASS: Pilgrims of Hope – Didn’t our hearts burn?!
The 2025 AJASS (Association of Josephite Affiliated Secondary Schools) Principals’ Conference gathered at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney at the end of June with the theme: Pilgrims of Hope – Didn’t our hearts burn?!