Legacy of sacrifice
Nine years ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity to interview Sr Maryanne Welsh rsj, then a sprightly 88 year old with a twinkle in her eye and a soft Irish lilt.
Nine years ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity to interview Sr Maryanne Welsh rsj, then a sprightly 88 year old with a twinkle in her eye and a soft Irish lilt.
A 2.7m high cross made from the floorboards of the first school established by Mary MacKillop in Penola will be the centrepiece of the feast day Mass for Australia’s first saint at Kensington on August 8.
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Year 9 students at St Joseph’s School, Clare, have been contributing to a local community kitchen as they embrace the mantra of St Mary MacKillop to ‘never see a need without doing something about it’.
A pilgrimage to give thanks for the life and work of their patron saint, Mary MacKillop, will provide a fitting conclusion to the centenary celebrations of the local Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC).
St Joseph’s Memorial School, Norwood, one of only three schools started by St Mary MacKillop still operating today, celebrated its 150th anniversary on its founder’s feast day.
Sr Joan Mangan has seen plenty of changes in her 75 years as a Sister of St Joseph. Ahead of her jubilee celebration in March, the diminutive but sprightly 95 year old reflected on her early days in the convent.
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