Following the recent reshuffle of our Federal Parliament and the various byelections that have come up on the radar, the topic of the place of women in positions of leadership and governance, and the appalling allegations of bullying tactics resulting in resignations and public outcry, it looks like a time to Stop, Look and Listen. Our population consists of men and women of equal status, irrespective of colour, creed, race or origin.
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Possibly one of the most popular of these women would have to be our Queen Elizabeth 11, and the two young duchesses married to the Princes are coming up the strait.
St Mary McKillop is shining example of women in ground breaking roles. She was born in Melbourne in 1842, of Scottish heritage, and was the foundress of the Sisters of St Joseph, commencing in 1867. We have Josephite Sisters ministering in lots of the smaller towns and villages in the NSW region. Like Catherine, Mary was the kind of person who saw a need and then looked for ways and means of giving assistance.
St Teresa of Calcutta who founded the Missionary Sisters of Charity who also live and minister in Orange. This Congregation was founded by St Teresa in Calcutta in India in 1950, and has spread across the world rendering mercy and compassion to all in their pathway.
These women were not just great ladies, but role models especially for women in today’s society. They displayed courage and tenacity in taking on the “powers that be”, in exercising that virtue referred to as commonsense, in rooting these endeavours deeply within their belief in a loving , compassionate and forgiving God.
The Bible speaks of what we now call the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy in clear and concise language, and puts before us a challenge to follow with courage and conviction. Come on ladies, hold your heads up high, using your gifts and talents of nature and grace to enrich our world.
