Sister Kate O’Neill Mission Story

Sister Kate O’Neill Mission Story

As I reflect on my missionary journey, I realise my missionary desire had its roots in my childhood. I was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria. I was educated by the Brigidine Sisters through both primary and secondary school, and life outside of school was dedicated...
Sister Maureen Dwan Mission Story

Sister Maureen Dwan Mission Story

Papua New Guinea History The four pioneer RNDM’s who set out for the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea in 1969 were Sisters Mary Bernadette (Marion McLoed), Marie Lawlor, Mary Majella (Valerie Hogan) and Margaret Dorizzi. The then Bishop Firmin Schmidt OFM Cap in...
Sister Mary McInerney Mission Story

Sister Mary McInerney Mission Story

My RNDM missionary vocation certainly had its beginnings in Sacred Heart Parish and School, Oakleigh, Victoria. All my Primary School teachers were Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. My secondary education began in a small room in the Primary School and continued in...
Sister Marie Therese Ryder

Sister Marie Therese Ryder

As I reflect on my life I look with gratitude at the gradual unfolding of my missionary vocation and my calling to express that as a Sister of Our Lady of the Missions. At school I knew our Sisters as ‘Sacred Heart Sisters’. What I experienced then, and was drawn to...
Barlow, Shelley

Sr Shelley Barlow

Shelley Barlow was born in seaside Mordialloc in 1941 and grew up in Oakleigh Victoria. Shelley taught at her Alma Mater Sacred Heart Girls’ College Oakleigh, but her teaching, parish and motor mission ministry was mostly in WA. Short-term Ministry in the Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar was a great joy for her. The heightened experiences of interculturality and finding the face of God in the other, have been bright highlights in her life. Currently Province Vicar she also enjoys pursuing her passion for creation spirituality through retreats and book clubs.