In Courage, Freedom and Love
Commitment takes courage, love and faith. These qualities, and many more, were so evident in the recent Eucharist to celebrate the First Profession of Sr Jwan Kada ibvm. Held on a radiant summer’s…
Becoming One
This year, 2022, has been a momentous one in the history of Mary Ward’s Institute. As you may remember, the Institute was founded in 1609, so it is now over four hundred years old. As it grew, for various reasons the local…
Action for Others
Mary Ward International Australia (MWIA) currently supports 21 projects globally. The impact we have working with women, children and communities is possible thanks to the support of the broader…
Spiritus Unveiled
On 2 December 2022, Loreto Kirribilli’s new centre for innovation, Spiritus, was blessed by Bishop Terence Brady and Sr Wendy Hildebrand ibvm and officially opened by…
The Limitless Potential of Women
Danielle (‘08) & Alyssa (‘06) Fitzpatrick are sisters with a few things in common; both Loreto Marryatville Old Scholars’, Rhodes Scholars and doctors. They explain their journeys in the medical field…
Professor Ros Arnold
Recently we received word that Professor Ros Arnold died, after a short illness, in London. Many will remember Ros as a past student of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, Chair of the Normanhurst School Council…
Talking Transformative Love
Looking back on our childhood, we recall sitting with others, conversing about many things – play, drama, joy, and pain. In this circle, we begin forming our identity. As we age, our conversations change, made more…
Bringing Home the Flag
Loreto Ballarat past student, Macaylah Johnson, is a proud Wadawurrung woman, strongly connected to her family and ancestors. Nurtured by her mother, who works in Indigenous health and welfare, and her…
Connecting with the Loreto Story
Ballarat’s weather turned on the kind of day that makes Ballarat famous when 12 staff from Loreto Ministries, Mary Ward International Australia and Loreto Australia and South East Asia went to Loreto College, Ballarat…
Listen to what Women are Saying
The position of delegate/member of the Plenary Council was bestowed upon me on one of the rare occasions that my age and sex have come in handy in the Catholic Church and society. At one of the first meetings…