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"We will use our gifts as educators in all our ministries to assist those in need of support in their learning...."(Chapter Statement)

Kitty leaves a strong legacy as the first lay Principal of Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta, where she led the OLMC community for more than a decade. During that time, she was active in keeping the Mercy values alive in the College community, with a keen focus on academic excellence and social advocacy. 

Her imprint in the College’s history is reflected by the success and positive wellbeing of female students who attended the College during her leadership...

Her legacy remains visible today, even as schools like OLMC have adopted new forms of governance; transitioning ministries to Public Juridic Persons, which is an entity established under Canon Law. 

Today, Kitty remains highly involved in the governance of Catholic education.  

She serves as the Chair of the Santa Sabina College Board, CRMNA, an organisation whose members are the Catholic RI and MPJP School Authorities in NSW and ACT and as a Trustee of Kildare Ministries. She has also been the Chair of the Boards of Brigidine College, St Ives and St Lucy’s School, Wahroonga. 

Reflecting on her journey and achievements, Kitty emphasised the importance of teamwork in school leadership.  

“You can’t do it alone,” she said. 

“It’s the collaboration with your Executive Team, Board, staff and community that truly makes a school run successfully.” 

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• Source: Catholic Outlook

This year marks the 33rd celebration of World Day of the Sick, honouring those who are sick and those who care for them whether in health care institutions or within families and communities .

In his message for today, Pope Francis invites us to become “pilgrims of hope” He then addresses three particular ways in which God remains close to those who are suffering: through encounter, gift and sharing and invites reflection on each of these.

Pope Francis' message highlights both the ministry of healing and the witness given by the sick, saying:

Dear brothers and sisters who are ill or who care for the suffering, in this Jubilee you play an especially important part. Your journey together is a sign for everyone: “a hymn to human dignity, a song of hope” (Spes Non Confundit, 11).  Its strains are heard far beyond the rooms and beds of health facilities, and serve to elicit in charity “the choral participation of society as a whole” (ibid.) in a harmony that is at times difficult to achieve, but for that very reason is so comforting and powerful, capable of bringing light and warmth wherever they are most needed.

Let us give thanks today for all engaged in the healing ministry and keep the sick in our thoughts and prayers

• Read the Pope's message here
• Post your prayer in our sacred space here
  

"We will share with others, including people of different faiths and no religious faith, the joys and struggles of this spiritual journey." (Chapter Statement)

“We utterly condemn these hateful attacks on the Jewish community,” said Br Gerard Brady cfc, President of CRA. 

“We urge our members to reach out to the Australian Jewish community in friendship and solidarity. Now more than ever, building up interfaith relations is essential to learn more deeply about the hopes and fears of our Jewish sisters and brothers at this time, along with other people of faith in our local neighbourhoods, together finding ways to work together towards a common goal of a peaceful and harmonious Australia,” he said. ...

• The complete media release can be read here
• Read "Catholic Religious Australia condemns arson attack on synagogue in Melbourne" media release here
• Learn about World Interfaith Harmony Week celebrated in the first week of February annually

Lunar New Year 2025 is the Year of the Snake which is believed to symbolise wisdom spirituality, elegance and renewal

• More about Lunar New Year 2025 and how it is celebrated can be found here

Happy Lunar (Chinese) New Year to all who celebrate it!