Monica Cavanagh RSJ is an Australian
religious sister
A religious sister (abbreviated ''Sr.'' or Sist.) in the Catholic Church is a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works, as distinguished from a nun who lives a cloistered monastic life dedicated to pr ...
. She is the congregational leader of the
Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, often called the Josephites or Brown Joeys, are a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Mary MacKillop (1842–1909). Members of the congregation use the postnominal initials RSJ (Religious Sist ...
(Josephites) and was formally president of
Catholic Religious Australia, the peak body for
Catholic religious orders
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute.
Subcategories of religious orders are:
* canons regular (canons and canon ...
in Australia.
"150th Anniversary chat with the Josephite Sisters"
ABC Radio, 21 August 2016.
See also
*Mary Mackillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known fo ...
*Catholic Church in Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Holy See. From origins as a suppressed, mainly Irish minority in early colonial times, the church has grown ...
References
External links
"Sister Monica Cavanagh Elected CRA President"
media release
21st-century Australian Roman Catholic nuns
Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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