As part of our 150th Jubilee Celebrations, the Province commissioned bronze busts of our founder, Fr. Jules Chevalier MSC, and our first Superior General, Mother Marie Louise Hartzer FDNSC. These exquisite sculptures were crafted by British-Australian artist Andrew Poppleton in New South Wales and cast in bronze by Meridian Sculptures in Melbourne, Victoria. On Sunday, August 25th, these busts were unveiled and blessed at Hartzer Park by our Provincial, Sr. Philippa Murphy FDNSC, and Fr. Pat Mara MSC.

To commemorate our 150th Jubilee, the Province proudly inaugurated and blessed a Yarning Circle and Native Garden at our Conference and Retreat Centre in Hartzer Park on August 25^th, 2024. This Yarning Circle and Native Garden serve as a lasting tribute to our First Nations Peoples, honoring the Daughters' ministry and partnership with First Nations communities in Australia for over 114 years.

“God is love and anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in them.”

These words from the first letter of St. John capture well the driving force behind our dear Sister Joan’s life, a deep faith in the one who called her and loved her unconditionally. At approximately 6.15pm on Monday 10^th June, our dear Sister, Joan came face to face with the one she had lovingly and generously served for close to seven decades as a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

‘This is my beloved in whom I am well pleased’.

These words from the Gospel of Matthew capture well the driving force behind our dear Sister Bernadetta’s life. She had an absolute trust and deep faith in God. On Thursday, 7th March she came face to face with her God whom she had so lovingly and faithfully served as a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, for over six decades.

Join us in celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Fr Jules Chevalier on March 15th, 2024

As part of our celebrations we are excited to share this captivating and beautiful short film created by the Australian Province of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, as we pose the question: "Who is Chevalier to you?"

‘Mission is a passion for Jesus and at the same time a passion for his people.’ Pope Francis

These words from Pope Francis capture well the driving force behind our dear Sister, Mary who had absolute confidence in the one who called her into life and loved her unconditionally. On Saturday 30th December our much-loved Sister, Mary, gently slipped into the loving embrace of the one who had been her light, her strength, her passion, throughout her 94 years. She was 75 years professed.

"Let us prepare ourselves to receive the great gift of his coming amoung us. He will be our light, our strength, our support." - Fr Jules Chevalier msc

God reminds us time and time again that nothing is impossible to God even coming to earth as a baby born to a woman named Mary. At Christmas God comes to us as a fragile, powerless, vulnerable baby and at this moment the divine spark of God's love is born.

‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me’.

These words from the Gospel of John capture well the essence of our dear Sister Eileen’s life. She was a woman of deep faith with absolute trust in God.

The news of her unexpected death on Wednesday, 25^th October, was met, understandably, with shock and sadness. Soon followed comments from Sisters and friends in various parts of Australia and, of course, Kiribati. 

Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star so strong and bright.

The hymn, Gentle Woman, was being played at the moment our much-loved Sister, Margaret, peacefully came face to face with the one she had so lovingly and faithfully served as a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart for over six decades. ‘Gentle woman, quiet light’, these words capture the essence of our Sister Marg.

“You are a spark of the Divine”.

These words spoken to Rob, by her mother, sum up her life. ‘You are a spark of the Divine’ On Sunday, 1st October, in Dublin, Ireland, our dear Sister, Robyn was totally enfolded by the all-powerful love of the Divine: her God, her love, her light, her friend, the one who called her into life 80 years ago, and whom she had lived for faithfully and lovingly as a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart for nearly six decades.

This year, August 30, 2023, commemorates the 149th Foundation Day of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. In honour of the commencement of our Jubilee Year, the Province of Australia has prepared a Jubilee Year opening video tribute titled "Our Mission is Love" dedicated to the Province of Australia.

The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart along with NATSICC have released a video message for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. The video message connects the Sacred Heart with the Uluru Statement of the Heart, shedding light on the importance of the upcoming referendum.

As Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, with Mary, moving forward in the Spirit and called to be ‘His Heart on Earth,’ we stand in special solidarity with NATSICC (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council) whose vision is to 'promote and celebrate the cultural identity of our peoples across the nation by living and expressing in all its endeavors the spirituality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people'.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) has launched a new website called “One Journey, Together” for Catholics to learn about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The website hosts stories and anecdotes from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations, Catholic figures and Catholic organisations.

This Action Plan seeks to drive an OLSH ecological conversion. Simply put, this means recognizing that all things within God’s creation are connected, and seeking to transform ourselves and our Province in ways of loving which will make our communities sustainable and regenerative.