Gentle and unassuming
Sr Moira Byrnes rsj - Born: April 19 1942; Died: March 26 2025
Sr Moira Byrnes rsj - Born: April 19 1942; Died: March 26 2025
Mel Monfries was awarded a Meritorious Award by the Department for Correctional Services earlier this year in recognition of her work as chaplain to incarcerated men over the past 20 years. At 78, she has lost none of her passion for helping the underdog.
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Fr John Francis Chambers - Born: May 12 1938 | Died: May 11 2023
Whether it’s walking alongside men and women in prisons or detention centres or providing pastoral care and support to young or old, the call to serve those on the peripheries is at the heart of Sr Elizabeth Young's ministry. Emerging from this work is a vision for the Catholic Church in Australia to explore, discuss and discern the diaconate, including the reinstatement of women as deacons. It’s a conversation that she hopes will be led and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Proudly clutching her birthday card from Queen Elizabeth, Sr Teresa Cooper says not in her wildest dreams did she expect to reach 100.
Inspired by Sisters of Mercy founder Catherine McAuley, who was called to minister to those in need, Sr Kate Conley OAM has spent much of her life working with women living on the edge of society.
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