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Sister Walburga Marchant
Dorothy Rose was born in Petone and was baptised and confirmed in Eltham. She was the fourth daughter in a family of five to Herbert and Dorothy Marchant. The family farm was in Eltham and the children received their early education at the local Primary School...
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Sister Damian Seymour
Muriel Winifred Seymour was born in Nelson, on the 18 February, 1887. Her parents were Charles Alexander Seymour and Emily Seymour (nee Brunetti). Sister Damian was one of a family of twelve children, six of whom became religious, two of her brothers joined the Society of Mary, and two of her sisters became Sisters of Mercy...
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 52
Working at the Compassion Soup Kitchen through another lockdown, A Blessing for Suzanne Aubert's Red Shed replica in Leithfield, visitors to Our Lady's Home of Compassion for Catholic Schools Day and film screenings, and more!