From left, back row, Sisters Maria Hennekam and Brigette Sipa; middle row, Sisters Loreto O’Connor, Anna Spaccatore, Mary Ryan and Moira Byrnes; front row, Sisters Teresa Cooper, Joan Mangan, Shirley O’Loghlen, Elizabeth Morris and Theresa Swigs.Picture: Peter Hennekam, Sketchograf

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Rejoicing precious jubilees

The Sisters of St Joseph gathered with families and friends to celebrate significant jubilees in the life of 11 of their Sisters on March 19.

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Museum volunteer inspired by saint

Pauline Grear has had a long association with the Sisters of St Joseph so when her friend told her the Mary MacKillop Museum at Kensington needed volunteers, she jumped at the chance to help.

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High hopes for rail trail to ‘holy place’

A new $2.1m walking and cycling trail in the South East has been backed by the Adelaide Archdiocese in the hope it will encourage more pilgrimages to Penola.

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Icon completes the picture

A painting of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop by Fr Anthony Kain has been installed in the wall of a chapel at St John the Baptist School, Plympton.

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Walking the streets of St Mary MacKillop

A new walking trail through the streets of Kensington and Norwood brings to life the area’s connection with Australia’s first canonised saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop.