The Southern Cross newspaper - Adelaide

11/09/2025

09/09/2025

It was a privilege to share Br Greg McCrystal's amazing story in the latest edition of The Southern Cross.

Friday August 29, 2025 Guided by the hand of God People An orphan for the first four years of his life and raised as an only child, Brother Greg McCrystal was overjoyed to be joined by members of his three families when he celebrated his 70th anniversary as a Marist in Melbourne last month. Jenny Br...

08/09/2025

The Southern Cross received three awards at the 2025 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) awards ceremony held in Canberra last week.

Monday September 08, 2025 Celebrating messengers of hope National The Southern Cross received three awards at the 2025 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) annual awards night held at the Pavilion on Northbourne in Canberra on September 4. Monday September 08, 2025 ACPA Conference delegate...

28/08/2025

St Catherine’s School, Stirling, recently welcomed a special visitor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick, as part of the Australian Parliament House Flag Roadshow. Catholic Education South Australia

Friday August 29, 2025 Unfurling the flag Local St Catherine’s School, Stirling, recently welcomed a special visitor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick, as part of the Australian Parliament House Flag Roadshow. Friday August 29, 2025 PROUD: Students hold up the Australian fla...

26/08/2025

Caritas Internationalis has issued a statement on the famine in Gaza and attacks on Gaza City, saying it represents “a collapse of moral order, a failure of leadership, responsibility and humanity itself”.
https://thesoutherncross.org.au/news/2025/08/26/caritas-statement-condemns-man-made-famine-and-assault-on-gaza-city/

05/08/2025

We have had many refugees come back to us and say it was crucial for them to access transportation.' Greg Dowling, chair of Bikes for Refugees.'

Friday August 01, 2025 Eviction looming for renowned bike recycling charity News A charity that has supplied thousands of recycled bikes to people in need over the past 15 years is in a race against time to find a new home before the bulldozers move in. Richard Evans Friday August 01, 2025 Greg Dowl...

29/07/2025

Star of the Sea School students making the news.

An algal bloom off the coast of Adelaide is continuing to affect ocean life.

09/07/2025

Friday July 04, 2025 Teenage saint inspires all ages News The story of Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old Italian teenager who used technology to promote the Eucharist and his love for God, has captured the imagination of young people around the globe. Jenny Brinkworth Friday July 04, 2025 Kate Hobbs wit...

07/07/2025

Thank you for sharing.

Legacy of sacrifice

As shared in The Southern Cross newspaper - Adelaide, "Nine years ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity to interview Sr Maryanne Welsh rsj, then a sprightly 88 year old with a twinkle in her eye and a soft Irish lilt."

"She told me how she’d 'followed her heart' and left her home in County Kerry in 1947 at the age of 19 and followed her sister to Australia to join the Sisters of St Joseph. She didn’t return home for 24 years and by then her parents were dead."

"At Sr Maryanne’s funeral last month, her fellow Sisters acknowledged the great sacrifice made by the 840 courageous young women recruited to Australia and New Zealand by the order (as documented in the book The Letter under the Pillow). The last of the Irish-born Josephite Sisters in SA, Sr Maryanne was a connection to an important part of the story of the Sisters and their founders, Saint Mary MacKillop and Father Julian Tenison Woods."

We invite you to continue reading the article by Jenny Brinkworth here: https://thesoutherncross.org.au/opinion/2025/07/04/legacy-of-sacrifice

📸 Cover of the book 'The Letter under the Pillow' by Clare Aherne

Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide