Connecting with the Loreto Story
Ballarat turned on the kind of weather for which it is renowned as 12 staff from Loreto Ministries, Mary Ward International Australia and Loreto Australia and South East Asia gathered at…
Strengthening our Collective Mission
One of the great privileges of working in adult faith formation is participating in the faith journeys of others. The questions asked, the reflections offered, and the connections made during…
Care for Creation
The campaign of this year’s World Environment Day (5 June), #OnlyOneEarth, highlighted the need to reset the balance with nature through transformative changes in how we eat, live, work and…
From Little Things Big Things Grow
From August 2021-2022, the Irish Province of Loreto is celebrating the bicentenary of their foundation by Mother Frances Teresa Ball. Frances ‘Teresa” Ball was a young Englishwoman who…
God’s gift of surprises – Mary Ward, Mother Gonzaga Barry, and the work of Loreto Ministries.
Towards the end of last year, after 24 years of senior leadership roles in Catholic boys’ schools in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, I chose to take an extended sabbatical…
Girls Speak Out!
It was wonderful to join together with our Loreto Schools all around Australia for the Day of the Girl webinar. We were deeply moved by what we witnessed during the webinar and…
Belonging & Becoming: A Reflection on the Plenary Council
When I first became involved in the Plenary Council, it was in response to a call for volunteers to come forward to assist with perhaps one meeting of discernment for my parish…
Keeping Community Alive in a Pandemic
World Mental Health Day on 10 October focuses on the ongoing impact COVID-19 is having on well-being worldwide. Loreto schools continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, particularly the…
From the CEO | Mid-Year Reflections
We continue to live in unpredictable and demanding times as the challenges of COVID-19, both here in Australia, and internationally, require greater adaptability, flexibility and resilience…
Celebrating 200 Years
Over two hundred years ago, Father John Joseph Therry opened the first official Catholic school in Australia – the year was 1820. The Principal was a gentleman named George Morley – a convict…