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Thursday, 27 August 2020 22:42
Paul Jennings MSC, Golden Jubilee of ordination, August 29th.
Paul Jennings MSC, Golden Jubilee of ordination, August 29th. Congratulations to Paul Jennings on the occasion of this Golden Jubilee. This year he has been at Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington. Most of his ministry has been in Papua New Guinea. This is a reprint of a tribute to him when…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 13:28
An Alert: To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today: Australian Bishops 2020 Social Justice Statement.
An Alert: To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today: Australian Bishops 2020 Social Justice Statement. The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the mental health of many members of our parishes, schools and communities. In fact, most of us will experience a mental health problem at some point…
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 22:36
Remembering and respecting deceased MSC confreres.
Remembering and respecting deceased MSC confreres. The ministries of James Long, John McManus and Bill Clune.
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 16:56
Monivae College, the 1960s - a pat on the back for the teachers
Here is a section from a reflection by Age journalist and feature writer (see below for information about him), Tony Wright. He was a boarder at Monivae in the latter part of the 1960s. "We squabbled over the newspapers each morning at our school. We were boarders, desperate for access…
Monday, 24 August 2020 18:01
A focus on the OLSH Sisters, Kiribati Province. Some Stories and Photos
The OLSH Sisters have been working in Kiribati for a long time. They are a province - but one which has expanded. Here are some stories and photos. Hopes for missionaries to South Africa In Africa, we are in South Africa, Angola, Congo, Cameroun, Senegal, Burkina Faso and South…
Monday, 24 August 2020 14:53
Congratulations in Vietnam
Congratulations in Vietnam August is a big month for our MSC community in Vietnam Lector and acolyte Installation - Friday Aug 14, Lector: Duong Duc Nguyen and Thanh Vu Nguyen Acolyte: Quy Thien Bui and Tinh Dao Anh Renewal of vows: Hung Quoc Le – August 15 Deaconate:…
Thursday, 20 August 2020 22:36
A consequence of lockdown? Of social and physical distancing?
A consequence of lockdown? Of social and physical distancing? This is from Wikipedia. Below some cartoons which highlight the point. Problematic smartphone use is proposed by some researchers to be a form of psychological or behavioral dependence on cell phones, closely related to other forms of digital media overuse such…
Wednesday, 19 August 2020 22:30
Acknowledging the MSC ministry of Compass Theology Review
Acknowledging the MSC ministry of Compass Theology Review COMPASS THEOLOGY REVIEW, AUSTRALIANS DOING THEOLOGY FOR FIFTY YEARS. available from the ATF website to order. Some commendations by Tony Kelly CSsR, from his Foreword. Tony Kelly CSsR In this sizable volume we find surveyed all the articles and the authors that…
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 22:24
A Downlands postscript to last weekend's post on the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in the Pacific.
A Downlands postscript to last weekend's post on the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in the Pacific. In the post last weekend we noted the impact of the war in the Pacific on MSC missions in China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Kiribati, PNG and Australia, Another impact was…
Monday, 17 August 2020 22:29
Death of Doctor John Hargrave AO MBE. 27 Years at the East Arm Leprosarium
Death of Doctor John Hargrave AO MBE. 27 Years at the East Arm Leprosarium Malcolm Fyfe MSC, Vicar General, Diocese of Darwin, has written: I am sending you a Commentary I have put together, following on the recent death of Dr John Hargrave to recall and recognize the very…
Sunday, 16 August 2020 22:30
10 Years of Site Postings - Interview with the editor of the Province Website.
10 Years of Site Postings - Interview with the editor of the Province Website. You have edited the website for 10 years? Yes, beginning on August 17, 2010. In fact, the website had been set up by one of our IT priests from CFA, the Communication foundation for Asia, an…
Friday, 14 August 2020 23:44
MSC Perspective, World War II Pacific. 75th anniversary of VJ Day, end of the war.
MSC Perspective, World War II Pacific. 75th anniversary of VJ Day, end of the war. Between December 7th 1941 and September 1942, the Japanese had bombed many Asian countries and as far south as Darwin. The war had some profound effects on MSC ministry in PNG, Indonesia, the Philippines, Kiribati,…
Thursday, 13 August 2020 22:54
Continued interest in the death of Fr Jules Dubuy and details of the recent Goilala reconciliation.
Continued interest in the death of Fr Jules Dubuy and details of the recent Goilala reconciliation. From The National, PNG by Clifford Fairparik ABOUT 20,000 Fuyuge language speakers in the Goilala district have finally revealed the truth about how French priest Fr Jules Dubey died 68 years ago. They also…
Wednesday, 12 August 2020 23:01
Daramalan College. Not strictly an Alumni story… but a Daramalan connection, nevertheless.
Daramalan College. Not strictly an Alumni story… but a Daramalan connection, nevertheless. John Walker MSC writes: As most of you would have seen, yesterday WW2 seaman Teddy Sheean is set to be posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. And the Daramalan link? We currently have three boys at the College, Matthew,…
Tuesday, 11 August 2020 22:24
Profession and Deaconate Ordination Day, Philippines
Profession and Deaconate Ordination Day, Philippines Photo of novice master Nords, with the 4 Vietnamese and 1 Philippine after making first vows. On the Feast of the Lord's Transfiguration, two of our confreres were ordained as deacons: Rev. Chris John A. Awa, MSC (Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu) and Rev. Julieto O.…
Monday, 10 August 2020 22:57
A 2020 Mary MacKillop reflection.
A 2020 Mary MacKillop reflection. 8th August was the feast of St Mary of the Cross, who was banished and excommunicated for a time, can teach us courage – Interview with Josephite Superior General, Monica Cavanagh. Catholic Leader By Emilie Ng THERE was the time she was forced to leave…
Sunday, 09 August 2020 22:51
Goilala reconcile with God and France. A PNG story. Death of Fr Jules Dubuy MSC
Goilala reconcile with God and France. A PNG story. Death of Fr Jules Dubuy MSC Esther Bralyn Wani, NBC News PNG Tim Brennan sent a message from the French MSC Provincial, Daniel Auguie, concerning the death of Fr Jules Dubuy in 1952, considered an accident but revealed that he was…
Friday, 07 August 2020 23:12
NEVILLE DUNNE – PANEGYRIC - a tribute and our opportunity to learn the life and ministry of our confrere
NEVILLE DUNNE – PANEGYRIC - a tribute and our opportunity to learn the life and ministry of our confrere Unless the grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. (Jn. 14. 5 – 6)…
Thursday, 06 August 2020 22:25
Chevalier Family Social Justice, First Friday intention: Domestic Violence. This month’s intention is particularly important for Australia. Below some statistics and Catholic outreach.
Chevalier Family Social Justice, First Friday intention: Domestic Violence. This month’s intention is particularly important for Australia. Below some statistics and Catholic outreach. CENTACARE The challenge of statistics as they highlight alarming realities ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, 05 August 2020 22:31
75th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima - a Catholic memento, a Jesuit story.
75th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima - a Catholic memento, a Jesuit story. Today is the 75th anniversary of the explosion of the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Father Arrupe, who was the leader of Jesuits between 1965 and 1983, witnessed –being maybe the only Spanish- a catastrophe…
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 23:42
August – the month for formation, professions, ordination, for Filipino and Vietnamese students in the Philippines.
August – the month for formation, professions, ordination, for Filipino and Vietnamese students in the Philippines. Eight MSC Filipino and Vietnamese novices have been invested with the religious habit of the Missionaries of the Sacred as they started their Novitiate Formation. We join them in prayers thanking God for the…
Monday, 03 August 2020 22:25
Jules Chevalier and his visit to the Cure of Ars,
Jules Chevalier and his visit to the Cure of Ars. Today is the feast of St John Vianney, the Cure of Ars. We know that the Cure died not long after Jules Chevalier’s visit in 1859. Here is the version from biographer, Henri Vermin MSC. By the way, below is…
Sunday, 02 August 2020 22:14
SOME SIGNFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY. 2020
SOME SIGNFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY. 2020 Looking at a number of the entries, August seems very much an OLSH month, A re-enactment of the arrival at Yule Island Mary Louise Hartzer, the foundation, arrivals in Yule Island and Kiribati. 1 August, 1887 The first four FDNSC…
Friday, 31 July 2020 23:41
Three posts for this weekend: New MSC Bishop, 60th anniversary celebration and tribute to Neville Dunne by Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC.
Three posts for this weekend: New MSC Bishop, 60th anniversary celebration and tribute to Neville Dunne by Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC. Announcement of Bishop Valentim Fagundes Menezes MSC Today Wednesday July 29, the Apostolic Nunciature in Brazil announced the decision of Pope Francis to appoint Father Valentine Fagundes Menezes Bishop…
Thursday, 30 July 2020 22:17
Golden Jubilee of Profession, Paul Browne MSC
Golden Jubilee of Profession, Paul Browne MSC Congratulations to Paul Browne on his Golden Jubilee. After his novitiate at Douglas Park, he made his first vows on August 1st 1970. Paul made his profession as an MSC Brother. In 1974, he began studies for the priesthood at St Paul’s National…
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 22:20
The MSC site supports ACRATH, World Day, July 30th, The scourge of human trafficking.
The MSC site supports ACRATH, World Day, July 30th, The scourge of human trafficking. May our prayer lead us to action against human trafficking Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) has developed a prayer and action resource to use in marking the 2020 World Day Against Trafficking in…
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 23:08
Working in masks. Miinistry in masks. Life in masks.
Working in masks. Miinistry in masks. Life in masks. A humorous commandment - but serious. A photo of deacon Michael Angelo Acera Dacalos MSC at his first baptism, Philippines. Wherever you are as you visit our site there may be discussion about wearing masks in these coronavirus times.Premier of…
Monday, 27 July 2020 22:28
Announcement: New Appointment for 2021 – Director of the Chevalier Institute, Anne McAtomney.
Announcement: New Appointment for 2021 – Director of the Chevalier Institute, Anne McAtomney. With recent approval of the Provincial in Council, I am pleased to announce Anne McAtomney as the next Director of the Chevalier Institute. Anne will commence in the role in January, 2021. After a comprehensive selection process…
Sunday, 26 July 2020 22:07
Daramalan College, New Principal, 2021, Rachel Francis-Davies
Daramalan College, New Principal, 2021, Rachel Francis-Davies With the recent approval of the MSC Provincial in Council, Daramalan College is pleased to announce Rachel Francis-Davies as the next Principal of the College commencing in January 2021. After a comprehensive selection process that attracted many well qualified candidates, it was apparent…
Saturday, 25 July 2020 18:33
RIP, Neville Dunne MSC, longtime PNG missionary and provincial superior
RIP, Neville Dunne MSC, longtime PNG missionary and provincial superior Steve Dives writes: With great sadness we advise that our dear brother and confrere Neville Dunne died very peacefully this afternoon (Saturday) at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home Kensington. Neville has been suffering the effects of dementia, a stroke and…
