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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...

Sister Patricia Keogh’s Mission Story
I was born in Ashby de la Zouch, England. My parents were Hilda and Edward and I have a sister and two brothers, one of whom died at eleven months. When I was seven, my parents migrated to Australia and we settled in Victoria. Our first home was in Holmesglen and we...

Ndoromo School needs your help to continue kicking goals
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and partners in Australia are enabling children to achieve greatness at Ndoromo School in South Sudan. In early 2021 we told you about Ndoromo School requiring funding to open up again following COVID lockdown. In June we were able...

Christmas Message 2021
Dear Friends, This Christmas day is the 160th anniversary of the foundation of our Congregation. We now have 870 Sisters in 21 countries. We give thanks for your ongoing generosity and support of our Sisters in Australia and overseas. At this Christmas time, our...

Missioned to Peru by Sister Veronica Martin RNDM
It was February 1961 and my mother and I had come to Highgate to make the final arrangements concerning my joining the convent. During the interview I was asked would I be prepared to be sent to a missionary country. My mother answered for me, ”You’d like that...

My Mission Story by Sister Margaret Spain RNDM
How - and why - did I come to be working in Senegal? Well, of course, the answer to that goes back to my childhood in Charlton, in north-western Victoria, where all my primary and secondary education was with the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. From the age of...

Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions Australian Province and Partners donate vital funds for COVID-19 relief in India
This week India reported that over 32 million people had so far contracted COVID-19 and there had been over 432 thousand deaths. These figures are astonishing. In Australia, it is hard to even comprehend such numbers. This is a reality for our RNDM Sisters living and...

A Missionary Journey by Sister Helena Brabender RNDM
The pinnacle of my teaching career would have to be my 25 years at Nulungu Girl’s College in Broome. The year was 1975 and the school enrolment was 99% Indigenous. I was young, energetic, excited and looking forward to another missionary adventure. The day finally...

Ndoromo School South Sudan re-opens thanks to Australian Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and their partners in mission
The worldwide pandemic has certainly provided challenges for everyone, but in particular for the children of South Sudan. For nearly 14 months schools have been closed and the children of Ndoromo village have been without any schooling. The school had only been open...