Tag: Religious Life
Pope Francis reflects on the Final Judgement
Pope Francis welcomed the leaders of four religious congregations who travelled to Rome for their General Chapter meetings, opening his address with thoughts on the value of discernment and the needs of the world.
Q&A With Fr John Flader: Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
You have written about St Frances Xavier Cabrini, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Is her institute related in any way to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart founded by Fr Jules Chevalier?
The Call: How God gives the gift of a vocation
The Lord is always calling young men and women to join him in the work of sanctifying the world, some of them as priests or religious sisters or brothers.
Becoming a living icon of the Lord
This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP for the Mass for Consecrated Life at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 21 May 2024.
Rammed earth construction for Discalced Carmelite nuns
The Discalced Carmelite nuns in Mathoura in country New South Wales are building their new monastery using a little-known method called rammed earth, a gentle and ancient method proven to stand the test of time.
Home-grown nun veiled in Mathoura Carmel
Five years since five Carmelite nuns from the US founded a strictly enclosed convent in a NSW Riverina town, the convent is celebrating its first fully home-grown vocation—with hundreds travelling from around Australia for the veiling ceremony.
Sr Lalamea’s new life with her Divine Master
When 34-year-old Sr Maria Lalamea Vaohea first joined religious life, she never thought she would leave Tonga. Now she’s the latest in a growing number of religious from former “missionary outposts” bolstering orders in the West, writes Marilyn Rodrigues
Twelve profess final vows with Nashville Dominicans, including Sydneysider Sr Moana...
The 12 women—including Sydneysider Sr Moana Grace Taufa'ao—made their final vows for the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation following eight years of formation on 25 July
Brothers in arms from formation to ordination
Next Saturday, five Sydney men will be ordained as diocesan priests at St Mary’s Cathedral. Find out who they are and what led them to their vocation.
Vocation, not the location
Despite living 15,000 kms from Sydney, home is where the heart is
While home is “wherever the Lord is”, Sydney still has a very special...
Easter invitation issued
A Sydney Bishop was so determined to invite everybody in his community to Mass over Easter that he pounded the pavement to do it.
Plenary voices: Sr Mary Julian Ekman RSM
Australia needs signs of hope! One sign is the dynamic witness given by priests, consecrated men and women, and lay faithful working together for...