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Wednesday, 05 January 2022 22:17
Sympathy for St Mary’s Towers, Retreat House, director and staff. And solidarity.
Sympathy for St Mary’s Towers, Retreat House, director and staff. And Solidarity. With the extraordinary infection rate from Omicron in NSW, we know not the day nor the hour. Which means sad news that the 2022 30 Day retreat was about to start this week – high hopes because the…
Tuesday, 04 January 2022 22:11
Our Website – new translation options.
Our Website – new translation options. We have recently added an opportunity to translate our posts into several languages. With thanks to Matt Price and Brett Adamson. Click your item, go to the bottom of the page and see the list of languages for your choice. English Arabic Chinese…
Monday, 03 January 2022 22:16
Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, January 2022
Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, January 2022 Cause of Peter to Rot, see January 13th MSC Pioneers: Archbishop Couppe MSC, See January 15th and January 31st Archbishop Navarre, January 16th Fr Hubert Linckens, January 29th Bishop Verius, January 20th and January 31st 1 January, Motherhood of God…
Sunday, 02 January 2022 22:34
Welcome to Long and his arrival from Vietnam
Welcome to Long and his arrival from Vietnam Long arrived safe and sound in the afternoon with welcome from Frank Dineen- vocation director and Trieu. He then went to stay with the community in Douglas Park. He will probably stay there for a month under Dominic's charge. He…
Friday, 31 December 2021 22:11
May 2022 be a year with heart.
May 2022 be a year with heart. Blessings for New Year and 2022 And not forgetting the tragedies of 2021, in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Tigre, as well as the nations who have not received sufficient vaccines for covid protection.
Friday, 24 December 2021 22:36
Joy and blessings for Christmas – Emmanuel, God-is-with-us.Joy and blessings for Christmas – Emmanuel, God-is-with-us.
Joy and blessings for Christmas – Emmanuel, God-is-with-us.Joy and blessings for Christmas – Emmanuel, God-is-with-us. The site is going on a holiday break and will be back with a New Year’s greeting – and the hope that 2022 will be better than 2020 and 2021. In the…
Thursday, 23 December 2021 22:21
Some Christmas Eve cheer before our celebration – and some French culture
Some Christmas Eve cheer before our celebration – and some French culture
Wednesday, 22 December 2021 22:35
End of 2021 news spots: Australia-India, Vietnam, Philippines - Typhoon Odette
End of 2021 news spots: Australia-India, Vietnam, Philippines - Typhoon Odette Peter Anthony msc who has been assisting the two Parish Priests at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Randwick (first Peter Hearn and then Gerard McCormick) has said his goodbyes and left for Darwin today. Peter arrived…
Tuesday, 21 December 2021 22:30
Our students, studies then pastoral placement.
Our students, studies then pastoral placement. Trieu and Daniel made their first vows a year ago. They have studied this year at the Yarra Theological Union – with good results. They are now on pastoral placement in Sydney, Daniel at Randwick, OLSH parish, Trieu at Our Lady of the Rosary,…
Monday, 20 December 2021 22:54
When were you last in the crypt in the Basilica at Issoudun?
When were you last in the crypt in the Basilica at Issoudun? Visiting Issoudun is probably not at the top of our places to visit. In the meantime some compensation. Nyon Emesce has posted these photos on Facebook.
Sunday, 19 December 2021 22:28
Congratulations to Anh, our MSC novice, graduating from the English language studies at the Yarra Theological Union,
Congratulations to Anh, our MSC novice, graduating from the English language studies course at the Yarra Theological Union The English Language Studies for Pastoral Ministry (ELSPM), established in 2015, Staff and Graduates - aims to train pastoral workers and theological students who speak a language other than English…
Friday, 17 December 2021 22:36
Celebrating Deacon Boniface Perdjert in paint, Paul McCormack MSC
Celebrating Deacon Boniface Perdjert in paint, Paul McCormack MSC Paul McCormack MSC has painted this portrait of Deacon Boniface. It is to travel to its home in Wadeye, Boniface’s home. Some words from an interview with Boniface, date unknown, to read and ponder as we reflect on his portrait. Re…
Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:14
This week’s MSC news spots: Ireland, Vietnam, Pacific Islands Province, MSC Generalate.
This week’s MSC news spots: Ireland, Vietnam, Pacific Islands Province, MSC Generalate. DEACON GIACOMO GELARDI MSC, IRELAND Wednesday, December 8th marked a day of double celebrations for the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and for our extended MSC family around the world, as we celebrated…
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 22:11
MSC Sisters celebrate Kathleen Boschetti, 60 years professed
MSC Sisters celebrate Kathleen Boschetti, 60 years professed The Sisters gathered at Kew on Sunday August 12th - the first such gathering in a long lockdown tiime. Kathleen was born in Shepparton, Victoria, into a musical family. Her talents and expertise as an educator and musician have been at…
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 12:18
Immaculate Conception, Foundation Day – and Noel Mansfield’s new book, launch, Henley Beach.
Immaculate Conception, Foundation Day – and Noel Mansfield’s new book, launch, Henley Beach. With Paul Cashen and Peter Hearn
Monday, 13 December 2021 22:10
Congratulations, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Golden Jubilee of Priesthood, former student of Chevalier College.
Congratulations, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Golden Jubilee of Priesthood, former student of Chevalier College. Bruce Duncan is a student of Chevalier College and a colleague at the Yarra Theological Union. University of Divinity entry on Bruce Bruce Duncan was ordained for the Redemptorist Congregation, 11th December 1971. To specialise in…
Sunday, 12 December 2021 22:52
Congratulations, Vincent Phon Phan MSC, First Profession
Congratulations, Vincent Phon Phan MSC, First Profession Vincent has made his Novitiate at Douglas Park with Peter Harvey Jackson as Novice Director. Vincent began his pre-novitiate in Blackburn in January 2020 and almost immediately went into lockdown in Melbourne, one of the longest in the world, and a ministry of…
Friday, 10 December 2021 22:40
50 Years professed, life stories, photos, Roger, John, Claude
50 Years professed, life stories, photos, Roger, John, Claude Photos of the celebrations – and some longer weekend reading. Roger Purcell – who starts with the formation story. The idea of priesthood had always been in my mind and in 1966 a Brigidine Sister gave me some materials sent out…
Thursday, 09 December 2021 22:08
Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, Anniversary 11th December
Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, Anniversary 11th December E.J. Cuskelly writes: If I were to speak of Gaspar Garcia Laviana, that name would mean nothing to most of you. Yet if I were talking to people from Nicaragua, they would tell me immediately that Gaspar Garcia was a national hero during…
Wednesday, 08 December 2021 22:33
News Spots around the MSC world, Fiji, US, Vietnam – and some locals.
News Spots around the MSC world, Fiji, US, Vietnam – and some locals. Fiji, Pacific Islands Province Fr Simon Mani MSC celebrated his 25th Anniversary of his Ordination to Priesthood at Sacred Heart House on Tuesday, 30th November 2021, Feast of St Andrew, Apostle and Martyr. MSC Confreres and MSC…
Tuesday, 07 December 2021 22:26
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. The Mission Heritage
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. The Mission Heritage We are all familiar with the Novena made by Jules Chevalier and Edouard Maugenest to end on the declaration day by Pius IX of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – and the donation that enabled the two to establish the congregation.…
Monday, 06 December 2021 21:43
Reflections on my Marriage Encounter Experience. Terry Herbert MSC.
Reflections on my Marriage Encounter Experience. Terry Herbert MSC. My first experience of Marriage Encounter was in the mid 1970’s when teaching at Chevalier College, Bowral. A married couple also teaching there, invited me to my first Weekend in December 1975 - though exhausted at the end of the…
Sunday, 05 December 2021 22:37
Congratulations Noel Mansfield MSC, new book: Will I Go Blind?
Congratulations Noel Mansfield MSC, new book: Will I Go Blind? Acknowledging Noel, one of the senior men of the Province, turning 89 on New Year’s Day. Living in active retirement an Henley Beach parish community, Adelaide. Will I Go Blind? Living with Macular Degeneration Noel Mansfield MSC Back cover information: …
Friday, 03 December 2021 22:45
Congratulations. 50 years professed, Claude Mostowik MSC, John Kelliher MSC, Roger Purcell MSC.
Congratulations. 50 years professed, Claude Mostowik MSC, John Kelliher MSC, Roger Purcell MSC. 4th December is the Golden Jubilee date. Celebrations at Kensington and in Darwin. Today we note the occasion – and, to whet anticipation, we will feature the stories of the three men and their ministries in the…
Thursday, 02 December 2021 22:15
First Friday, Chevalier Family, Social Justice, Pope Francis – Synodal perspective
First Friday, Chevalier Family, Social Justice, Pope Francis – Synodal perspective Pope Francis addressed the Jesuit community in September 2019 in Mozambique and spoke about shepherding. ‘Great shepherds give people a lot of freedom. The good shepherd knows how to lead his flock without enslaving it to rules that deaden…
Wednesday, 01 December 2021 22:16
Another tribute to a pioneer educationalist in n MSC Gollege. On Tuesday we paid tribute to Jean Reid of Daramalan, today: Evan Whitton (38-46), teacher at Downlands (50-64) and celebrated Journalist
Another tribute to a pioneer educationalist in n MSC Gollege. On Tuesday we paid tribute to Jean Reid of Daramalan, today: Evan Whitton (38-46), teacher at Downlands (50-64) and celebrated Journalist In our recent post on indigenous singer and composer, Ken Carmody, Kev named Evan Whitton as the staff member…
Tuesday, 30 November 2021 21:40
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family 2021
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2021 8th December, the anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation, 167 years ago. Also the transferring of Mother Marie-Louise Hartzer to the Crypt at Issoudun. 3 December, 1970 Father Louis Vangeke, MSC, the first priest of PNG, appointed auxiliary of Port…
Monday, 29 November 2021 22:28
Tribute to a standout veteran educationalist
Tribute to a standout veteran educationalist HAPPY 106TH BIRTHDAY MRS REID With Daramalan’s 60th anniversary kicking off in February next year, it’s timely to recognise our oldest teacher Mrs Jean Reid. Jean, who along with Mary Barton (Miss Donnelly), were the College’s first two female teachers way back in 1962.…
Sunday, 28 November 2021 21:57
The 4 Weeks of Advent - the Candles and the Wreath
THE 4 WEEKS OF ADVENT - THE CANDLES AND THE WREATH With thanks to our US confrere, Jim Miller MSC, who posted these images and explanations on his Facebook page. Advent is celebrated four consecutive weeks before Christmas.With the season of Advent, starts the lighting of different candles. Traditionally, each…
Friday, 26 November 2021 23:29
YTU staff honoured at farewell, Philip Malone MSC, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Mark O’Brien OP, Glenda Bourke SGS.
YTU staff honoured at farewell, Philip Malone MSC, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Mark O’Brien OP, Glenda Bourke SGS. At the annual YTU staff dinner, hosted by the Passionist community at Templestowe, the retiring lecturers were honoured. MSC Students have attended YTU since 1972, 50 years, which means quite an influence on…
