The Friends of Caroline Chisholm Newsletter is published twice a year. The issues, beginning with #1 in July, 2010, are listed below. A broad range of topics is covered. The stories about the families and individuals helped by Mrs Chisholm identify them by name, age, circumstances and, so far as details are to hand, their subsequent life in Australia.
Newsletter Issues
- issue #1 – July 2010
- issue #2 – Jan 2011
- issue #3 – July 2011
- issue #4 – Jan 2012
- issue #5 – July 2012
- issue #6 – Jan 2013
- issue #7 – July 2013
- issue #8 – Jan 2014
- issue #9 – July 2014
- issue #10– Jan 2015
- issue #11 – July 2015
- issue #12 – Jan 2016
- issue #13 – July 2016
- issue #14 – Jan 2017
- issue #15 – July 2017
- Issue #16 – Jan 2018
- Issue #17 – July 2018
- Issue #18 – Jan 2019
- Issue #19 – July 2019
- Issue #20 – Jan 2020
- Issue #21 – July 2020
- Issue #22 – Jan 2021
- Issue #23 – July 2021
Here’s a partial guide to topics and the issues in which they are included.
Evidence of Cultus
Blessing of mosaic at Sts Peter and Paul ‘s, Goulburn — issue #3
New hymn words — issue #3
Domus Australia chapel in Rome — issue #4
Stained Glass Window and Refurbishment of Grave— issue #9
Blessing Service for the Refurbished Gravestone— issue #10
Popular Poetry and Devotions— issue #10
Historical references to “saintly qualities” – issue #12
Recent evidence of cultus in education – issue #13
Apostolic sanctity – issue #17
Reviews and artistic representations
Carole Walker’s Saviour of Living Cargoes — issue #2
Nola Diamantopoulos’s Mosaic — issue #2 and issue #3
Richard Conlon’s The Emigrant’s Friend — issue #7
The original Hayter portrait— issue #8
Painting of the Bent Street home in 1840s – issue #14
Recognition and praise in verse – issue #18
Commencing the formal Cause
Editorial — issue #2
Mary Hoban’s primary and secondary reasons — issue #4
Some background to non-commencement – issue #18
Pioneer of Catholic social justice
New 19th century paths — issue #5
Mrs Chisholm’s Christian discipleship — issue #6
Assisting convicts and former convicts – issue #14
Christian charity and self-sacrifice – issue #19
The vocation of the laity – issue #21
Inspirational example
Working with refugees — issue #1
Supporting pregnancy, children and families — issue #3
Where is Caroline Chisholm leading you?— issue #8
An Australian Pilgrim’s Story— issue #11
Pregnancy and family support – issue #14
Current charity and social justice – issue #15
Families and individuals helped by name
Ellen Kelleher — issue #1
John and Thomas Wall — issue #2
Anne and Peggy Kelly — issue #3
Dorrough family — issue #5 and issue #6
Chipperton family — issue #7
William and David Arnott — issue #8
O’Donnell family — issue #9
Mrs Chisholm 