Acknowledging Claude Mostowik MSC, 75
Claude Mostowik made his profession as a Missionary of the Sacred Heart on December 4th 1971, studied at Sacred Heart Monastery, Canberra, then at Croydon, with a degree in Theology from the Yarra Theological Union. He was ordained on May 25th 1976.
Golden Jubilee of Profession, with Roger Purcell, MSC Mission Office
After working in the Northern Territory, he studied, 1982-1986 at Luigi Rulla SJ Institute for Psychology at the Gregorian University in Rome. On his return, he worked in MSC Formation and continued in his work in psychology.
For many years, he has been MSC Director Justice and Peace. He has been strongly involved in justice organisations, President, Australia, Pax Christi, committed to Acceptance, working with the Edmund Ignatius Rice Centre.
At the Provincial Chapter, April 2023
He hosts a Facebook page, regular posts on current issues of justice, war and peace. He has prepared for many years extensive notes and commentary for the Sunday liturges throughout the year.
Claude has the courage of his religious and justice convictions, statements, protests, demonstrations. We add this story from 2015, an arrest in solidarity with statements by Catholic and other Christian leaders.
Book launch of street poet, David Marsh
Five Catholic bishops, including a bishop of Australia’s largest archdiocese, put their names to a public newspaper advertisement at the weekend calling on the Federal Government to give children in immigration detention “the gift of freedom” this Christmas.
Bishop Terry Brady, auxiliary bishop of Sydney, joined the Bishop of Wollongong, Bishop Peter Ingham, the Bishop of Port Pirie, Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ, the Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Bishop Bill Wright, and the Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Denis Heart, in signing the advertisement, sponsored by Catholic Religious Australia (CRA).
Declaring it to be “a critical moment in the history of this nation”, the advertisement called on all MPs to “do the right thing” and release “children and their families” from immigration detention.
Other signatories included the Anglican Primate, Archbishop Philip Freier, and the President of the Uniting Church, Stuart McMillan, as well as the congregational leaders of some of Australia’s most prominent religious orders.
CRA Justice Network co-ordinator Fr Claude Mostowik MSC and Hillsong attendee Kylie Beach were among a group of eight Christians, including three ordained ministers, who began a peaceful sit-in at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s electoral office in Edgecliff on Monday.
The protest was ended five hours later when six of the protesters, including all three ministers, were arrested and removed from the premises.
Fr Claude Mostowik MSC and Hillsong attendee Kylie Beach were among eight Christians, including three ordained ministers, arrested after a peaceful sit-in at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s electoral office in Edgecliff on Monday. Photo: Facebook
