Penola the place to be
The special connection between Australia’s first saint and the Catholic community in the South East, where Mary MacKillop began teaching in a stable, was evident on the saint’s feast day last month.<br />
The special connection between Australia’s first saint and the Catholic community in the South East, where Mary MacKillop began teaching in a stable, was evident on the saint’s feast day last month.<br />
A day after her feast day, St Mary MacKillop was the inspiration for members of the South East Deanery as they gathered in Penola on August 9 as part of the Jubilee Year.
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St Aloysius Church at Sevenhill was the ultimate destination for 250 pilgrims who joined Archbishop Patrick O’Regan for the first of a series of visits to sacred sites in South Australia as part of the Jubilee year.
Up to 33 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome next year for the Jubilee, a Catholic tradition held every 25 years to provide an opportunity for celebration, spiritual renewal and forgiveness.
While hundreds of thousands complete the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain each year, here in South Australia a small but growing number of people<br /> are experiencing their own unique Aussie Camino. Jenny Bubner shares her adventure of walking the Limestone Coast.
When Mary MacKillop Memorial School officially opened its innovative Woods Learning Centre in April, it expanded its educational offering to the regional community of Penola.
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