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St Mary MacKillop: Reading the Signs of Her Times

Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv Diocese of Parramatta reflects on Mary MacKillop’s ability to ‘read the signs of the times’.

https://www.sosj.org.au/st-mary-mackillop-reading-the-signs-of-her-times/

Emergency Action Needed!

The Josephite Laudato Si’ Action Plan Team is appealing for all supporters to sign the Toxic Algal Bloom petitions calling on Governments to take action.

https://www.sosj.org.au/emergency-action-needed/

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 …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/year-of-st-joseph/

Peru 1981

On 1 April 1981, a community of Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart touched down at Lima Airport …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/peru/

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 …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/approval-of-josephite-federation-1967/

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 …

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Victoria 1890

The story of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Victoria is very much connected with Mary MacKillop. Victoria is the …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/victoria/

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 …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/aotearoa-new-zealand/

New South Wales 1872

Just six years after their founding in 1866 in Penola, South Australia, at the invitation of Bishop Matthew Quinn of …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/new-south-wales/

South Australia 1866

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart were founded in Penola, South Australia in 1866 by Mary MacKillop …

https://www.sosj.org.au/founded-to-respond/timeline/south-australia/