‘Staunchly Your Friend’: Mary Mackillop and Friendship

Authors

  • Mary Cresp St Joseph’s Generalate

Keywords:

Religion,

Abstract

Sr. Cresp, a longtime member of the Order founded by Sr. Mary MacKillop, has elected to dwell on one aspect of the life of this recently canonized founder of her Order. This core of her life is linked to Aelred of Rievaulx’s De spiritali amicitia (‘Spiritual Friendship’), of c.1160. Here the spiritual quality is explored as it was practised by the new Saint.

Author Biography

Mary Cresp, St Joseph’s Generalate

c/- St Joseph’s Generalate, 11 Mount St, PO Box1508, North Sydney, NSW 2059

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Published

2010-11-05

Issue

Vol. 25 (2010): A Celebratory Issue

Section

Studies in Australian Folklore

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