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Our Houses

Chisholm

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Chisholm – named in honour of Caroline Chisholm, a great early Australian lay-woman philanthropist, whose great concern for young women at risk in colonial Australia, led her to take a leadership role in securing dignity for Australian women and the development of Australian family life.

Edmund Rice

Edmund Rice - named in honour of Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Christian brothers who have had such a profound influence in the field of Catholic education throughout the world. In Australia, the Christian brothers have been acclaimed for their devotion in the education of the poor. The Christian brothers conducted Aquinas College from its beginning in 1964 until 1988.

McAuley

Named in honour of Catherine McAuley who founded the Sisters of Mercy, a religeous order committed to following Jesus Christ in his compassion for suffering people. Catherine heeded God's call to reach out with courage and love to the needy of her time. She once said, "God knows I would rather be cold and hungry than see the poor deprived of any comfort in my power to give them." Today, the Sisters of Mercy serve God's people through education, health care and other ministries that further social, political, economic and spiritual wellbeing.

Romero

Romero House is named in memory of Archbishop Oscar Romero who died on March 24 1980. Romero championed the poor people of his native San Salvador. He had the courage to speak out against atrocities committed by the Salvadoran government. Moments before he was gunned down by government troops Romero, during his final homily said: “I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me, I will be resurrected in the Salvadoran people.” Today, Oscar Romero lives on not just amongst his own people but he's acknowledged by the worldwide church as “Bishop of the Poor.”