Tag: Sisters of Charity
“An inspiration:” Sydney remembers David Polson
Community leader David Polson AM has died at the age of 70 after a long life of advocacy, philanthropy, and support of St Vincent’s Hospital founders, the Sisters of Charity.
Pat Garcia: Calvary were the pioneers of palliative care
Catholic healthcare has pioneered some of the nation's most forward-looking initiatives thanks to our unique ethos and mission
Museum honours sisters’ service during Australian HIV epidemic
It was a time of great loss but even greater love.
Forty years ago, the first HIV/AIDS case was diagnosed in Australia amid a climate...
A century of playing to God’s tune
Sister Rose Anne Croke RSC says she will “never forget the day” she entered religious life in Sydney.
Now as her 100th birthday approaches on...
Charity begins at Tierney House
An incredibly painful baker’s cyst was one of the best things to happen to Shelley Dawson.
The 61-year-old mother of six, was homeless, living on...
The pioneering Sisters of Charity remembered
A Heritage Centre dedicated to the legacy and charism of the Sisters of Charity has been opened at Potts Point.
