Sister Rita has served at the Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Melbourne, Australia, as a volunteer for 17 years.
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Sister Maxine with guest Sister Rita Malavisi, of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, in Melbourne, Australia.
Asylum Seeker Resource Center in Melbourne
Growing up in Australia in an Arabic and Italian family
106-year-old grandmother, three Catholic nuns, and other spiritual influences
RSJ foundress Mary McKillop, Australia’s first canonized saint
In service to the world: Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart
Sister Rita’s ministry with asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their own countries
Displacement, family separation, and survival
Educating college students about social justice through visits to the immigrant detention center
“Nun on the Run” in the Melbourne Marathon: advocacy and fundraising for asylum seekers
Studies in Religious Formation at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago
At home in the intercultural setting of Catholic Theological Union
“Do all you can with the means at your disposal, and calmly leave the rest to God.”
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