to mrschisholm.com, a website that seeks to increase knowledge and appreciation of the life and work of Caroline Chisholm – of her heroic virtue, in short – and thereby, please God, to help in promoting the commencement and advancement of a Cause for her beatification in the Catholic Church . . . and, in time, her canonization.

To ensure this saintly woman becomes better known and to contribute, as best we can, to the Church’s official processes of recognition, a range of new resources are being planned. These include printed information, audio and visual materials and participatory activities (such as pilgrimages to significant sites associated with Mrs Chisholm). We would appreciate receiving your ideas and suggestions as to what should or could be done – and, if possible, offers of assistance with your drawing, writing, office, singing or other skills: please email webmaster@mrschisholm.com.

An exciting artistic development is reported in the third issue of the Friends of Caroline Chisholm Newsletter. This is the unveiling and blessing of Nola Diamantopoulos’s mosaic commemorating the life and work of Caroline Chisholm. Go to the Newsletter page for the mosaic reports and images. To see higher resolution images of the mosaic and its blessing, go to the News and FAQ’s page. The third issue has an interesting colonial story about the Kelly sisters helped by Mrs Chisholm and a contemporary story about her continuing capacity to inspire.