After her Profession in 1993, Esther commenced teacher training at Corpus Christi, College, Fiji. Following graduation, she taught at St Agnes School. Sister Esther later went to America to do studies in Religious Formation at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. This equipped her for the position she later held as Novice Mistress. In 2020 Archbishop Loy Chong asked Esther to receive the Commemorative Medal for Fiji’s 50 Anniversary of Independence on behalf of the Religious in Fiji.
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 49
A Journey to Remember, an Urban Monastery, Not just soup, a Story of Compassion...
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Sister Anthony Cassin
Emma Mary Cassin was born at Taradale, Hawke's Bay, on the 13 March, 1878. Her parents were John Thomas and Jane Cassin [nee McMahon]. Emma entered the Sisters of Compassion at St. Joseph's Home in Buckle Street, on 26 January, 1903, there she began her Novitiate and was given her religious name Sister Mary Anthony...
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Sister Rae Berry
Sister Rae was elected Congregational Leader during 1999 and led the Sisters of Compassion until 2011...