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Sister Andrew McLeod
Gwendoline Beatrice McLeod, daughter of Alexander McLeod, and Clara McLeod (nee Hodgson) was born at Taihape, 15 November, 1914. Gwendoline was the 2nd oldest in a family of five. Sister Estelle her youngest sister also became a Sister of Compassion...
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Sister Michael Soani
Sister Michael’s encounter with the Sisters of Compassion came in the form of a shabby little book. She was impressed with the sisters’ work with the elderly and that was the beginning of a long journey toward religious life. The Sisters of Compassion were not long in Fiji when she visited them.
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Sister Alphonsus Fay
Elizabeth Fay was born at Mount Bolton, Victoria, Australia on 10 September, 1875. She came to New Zealand to visit her sister, Mrs. Dollimure, who lived at Reefton. There she met Dean Rolland and Fr. Hickson, and it was through the latter that she was directed to the Sisters of Compassion...