ISSUE 2 Welcome to...THE SISTERS OF CHARITY'S E-NEWSLETTER JUNE 2017 The Sisters of Charity were the first women religious in Australia. In 1838, five Irish Sisters of Charity arrived in Sydney in response to a need and an invitation from the Church in Australia to assist the poor in the female factory at Paramatta in NSW. Since then, around 1,200 women have served Australians as Sisters of Charity. Their ministries extend from Darwin to Hobart in education, health and aged care, social welfare, social justice, parishes, pastoral outreach, and community care. Join Sr Clare Nolan now as she introduces you to the Sisters of Charity's website and invites you to Walk With Us as the Sisters continue to live their charism of Service of the Poor today, ensuring the love, tenderness, and concern of Christ is shared with all... Sr Pauline: An inside ministryPrison service is a ministry which has been a focus of the Sisters of Charity since they arrived in Australia in 1838. But on completion of her role as Administrator of the NSW Chaplaincy Service, Sr Pauline Staunton became the last Sister of Charity to minister with Corrective Services New South Wales. End of an era for the Irish Charities These have been difficult days for the Religious Sisters of Charity in Ireland, as - in the face of mounting media and public pressure - they announced they would have nothing further to do with the planned National Maternity Hospital and relinquished their interest in the St Vincent's Healthcare Group. Sr Cathy: "Tenderness comes from long looking..." In 2004, the Ombudsman at Risdon Prison and the Remand Centre, Hobart appointed Sr Cathy Meese rsc as prison advocate. On her retirement from her teaching ministry, she felt the call to return to prison ministry. St Ignatius: A spiritual journeyWhat is Ignatian Spirituality, the basis of the spiritual life of the Sisters of Charity of Australia? To answer this question, we need to begin with the life of Iñigo (later, Ignatius) of Loyola. Reflection: The future of consecrated, apostolic life"Today we are called to work in collaboration with others – lay people and the poor themselves. Our colleagues and co-workers not only help us to deliver our ministries, but they also have the Sr Jacinta: A very early vocationShe might have been only three, and not yet a Christian, but Sr Jacinta already knew her path in life. Read the vocation story of the Sister of Charity who is a familiar, if diminutive, figure at Sydney's St Vincent's Emergency Department. Sr Colleen's UNANIMA journey Having spent her life engaged at the grassroots – most recently, working with asylum seekers who have experienced torture and trauma – this UN experience has broadened and expanded Sr Colleen's understandings of the complex nature of poverty, human suffering, and sustainable development, and the global efforts required to create equity, justice and human rights for all.
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