Mission is the Message
Stefania Donaera is a woman from whom the values of Mary Ward truly radiate. Justice, human rights and social needs have been at the core of each personal and professional choice she has…
Stefania Donaera is a woman from whom the values of Mary Ward truly radiate. Justice, human rights and social needs have been at the core of each personal and professional choice she has…
“I was really upset and enlivened by the big problems that we still need to solve around poverty and climate change and I’m absolutely sure that it was the Loreto social justice spirit that really spurred me on…”
While there are people who consume food more than they need, there will be people with less food to eat. Where people abuse freedom, there will be people with less freedom to practice. Are we living with…
In the past few weeks, lunches, afternoon teas, on-line tributes and a variety of other activities celebrated the contribution Kim Nass has made to MWIA. The decision to move the office to Melbourne…
In July we farewelled Jan Stephen (Paull) from her work at the Loreto Centre and wished her well in her retirement. Many readers will know Jan from one of the various roles she has carried out during her career…
Often when the word young is mentioned, it is followed by free. When I imagine what it means to be free, I think of a life lived fully, opportunities in abundance and systems that work to develop the human…
Vocations week is an opportunity to explore our deep call in life. To discover what brings us most energy and joy and builds community. As followers of Mary Ward and her Companions we come from a…
On Friday the 24th of July, over 300 members of the IBVM/CJ community, from sisters, students, teachers and staff, joined together on Zoom from every continent in acknowledgement of the World…
The 19th July 1875 saw Mother Gonzaga Barry and nine companions land at Sandridge Pier (Port Melbourne). In M. Gonzaga’s words from her diary, “Last night, we were awakened by the…
In KiSwahili, one of the oldest languages of Eastern Africa, there is a beautiful word, karibu. It has several meanings but is used most often in Kenya at least as a way of saying…