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Thursday, 06 February 2025 09:28
PNG Mission activity and challenges in the 21st century
PNG Mission activity and challenges in the 21st century Brian Cahill writes from Tapini, Diocese of Bereina, PNG where he has lived and worked for almost thirty years: I've just had a few stressful days working through appointment issues for our teachers appointed to Catholic Agency schools in the Tapini…
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 12:04
MSC Education - Back to school 2025 for our four colleges
MSC Education - Back to school 2025 for our four colleges At Downlands _________________________ Programs at Monivae _________________________ Principal and Chaplain at Chevalier ________________________ Daramalan alumni at work in the school Most of us enjoyed a lovely break, but the Pacific Maintenance crew worked exceptionally hard over the holidays to…
Sunday, 02 February 2025 21:36
Congratulations, Maureen Smith MSC, Mary Drum MSC, Golden Jubilee of Profession.
Congratulations, Maureen Smith MSC, Mary Drum MSC, Golden Jubilee of Profession. Saturday 1st, February, the MSC Sisters, relatives and friends gathered at the Cambell Rd community for a Eucharistic celebration for the jubilee. Sadly, with the Sisters in Melbourne only, they are not so well-known personally by members of the…
Saturday, 01 February 2025 09:53
140 Years Ago. OLSH memory.
140 Years Ago. OLSH memory. On January 31, 1885, five brave pioneer Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart arrived at Sydney Harbour, bringing with them the Charism of the Heart to many. We give thanks for Sr Mary Paul, Sr Mary Xavier, Sr Madeline, Sr Claire, and Sr…
Thursday, 30 January 2025 22:38
Photos from Vietnam, Renewal of vows and ordinations
Photos from Vietnam, Renewal of vows and ordinations Hoa renews his vows in Vietnam, Pat Mara MSC representing the Provincial Vietnam ordinations, first MSC ordinations taking place in Vietnam Hoang Nguyen sent photos from the ordinations of Priest Thanh Vu, Deacon Thanh Le and Deacon Vu Nguyen, January 18th…
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 13:32
Gospel Values in the Trump era. Letter from Claude Mostowik MSC
Gospel Values in the Trump era. Letter from Claude Mostowik MSC Dear Right Rev. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, I write to you on behalf of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Justice and Peace Centre and Pax Christi Australia to thank you for the very dignified prophetic voice to speak…
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 10:53
MSC worldwide: New MSC Leadership Appointments for California and Pennsylvania 2025
MSC worldwide: New MSC Leadership Appointments for California and Pennsylvania 2025 Jim Miller MSC A sign of the times, some of the provinces ageing, many growing – and collaboration between provinces. Here is a US province example. After individual conversations with members in CA and PA, and confirmation…
Sunday, 26 January 2025 22:54
Congratulations, Frank Dineen MSC, Golden Jubilee of Ordination, January 25th, 2025,
Congratulations, Frank Dineen MSC, Golden Jubilee of Ordination, January 25th, 2025 Thanks for John Walker MSC for photos. While the poster says Profession, this is the Golden Jubilee of Ordination - Frank made his first porfession on January 15th 1972 Frank celebrated with his community at Douglas Park. Gerard…
Saturday, 25 January 2025 21:39
What is Australia Day?
What is Australia Day? Recent polls indicate that the Australian public is more and more wanting January 26th as Australia Day – in the aftermath of the failed referendum of 2023. So, the question: what is Australia Day: celebrating the landing at Sydney Cove and Governor Phillip taking possession of…
Friday, 24 January 2025 12:15
30th Anniversary of the Beatification of Peter to Rot, 17th January 1995
30th Anniversary of the Beatification of Peter to Rot, 17th January 1995 On the occasion of this anniversary, Archbishop Rochus Tatamai MSC of Rabaul, himself a relative, posted these pictures of paintings and stained glass of Peter To Rot. From Pope John Paul II’s Homily, SirJohn Guise Stadium on the…
Thursday, 23 January 2025 09:08
Chris Murphy MSC, Requiem Mass and Burial
Chris Murphy MSC, Requiem Mass and Burial The Requiem Mass for Chris was celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary, Kensington, where he served as parish priest. Burial at St Mary’s Towers, Family Community and visitors Fr Gerard McCormick MSC, Community Leader, officiating at the graveside Those attending included…
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 15:21
From MSC Chapel to Sacred Heart Parish Church, Croydon.
From MSC Chapel to Sacred Heart Parish Church, Croydon. With thanks to Clive Mc Arthur for sending these photos taken during the building of the Church in 2000. The last MSC students at Croydon moved at the beginning of 1986 to Drummoyne, Navarre House. The Monastery was sold to the…
Monday, 20 January 2025 13:14
January 21st 2025, A Pause for Thought, US Presidential Inauguration and…
January 21st 2025, A Pause for Thought, US Presidential Inauguration and… January 21st will see the inauguration of Donald Trump for his second term as US President. What is it going to mean for America? What is it going to mean for the rest of the world? War/Peace? Human dignity…
Saturday, 18 January 2025 22:34
RIP, Chris Murphy MSC
RIP, Chris Murphy MSC We received the sad news today that Fr. Chris Murphy MSC, passed away this morning at St Joseph's Aged Care, Kensington (NSW). We thank the staff of St Joseph's who cared for Chris, especially as his health deteriorated in recent days. Chris' first appointment was to the…
Friday, 17 January 2025 23:33
Congratulations, Tamati Alefosio Sefo MSC, New Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands.
Congratulations, Tamati Alefosio Sefo MSC, New Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands. The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic prefecture of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, presented by the Reverend Fr. Ariel A. Galido, M.S.C. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr.…
Thursday, 16 January 2025 21:53
Vietnam MSC Ordinations on Saturday
Vietnam MSC Ordinations on Saturday Please pray for our brothers in Vietnam who will be ordained this Saturday, 18 January 2025. Thanh Van LE and Vu Thanh NGUYEN will be ordained to the diaconate. Deacon Thanh Vu NGUYEN will be ordained to the presbyterate; he will be the first MSC…
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 22:41
MSC Worldwide, new foundation in Nairobi, Kenya.
MSC Worldwide, new foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. Report by Peter Antony MSC The humble inception of the Missionaries of the Sacred Herat in Nairobi Kenya began in 16th July 2023. After a little bit of wandering experience now we are settled at a place called Karen. Ka- ren is well…
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 11:31
Acknowledging John Kelliher MSC, 75
Acknowledging John Kelliher MSC, 75 John Kelliher is from Sydney and celebrates his 75th birthday on January 15th. He made his first profession on December 4th 1971, studied at the Sacred Heart Monasteries, Canberra and Croydon, his Bachelor Theology at the Yarra Theological Union, and ordained on August 21st 1976.…
Sunday, 12 January 2025 23:08
Blessed and Gifted Retreat, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park.
Blessed and Gifted Retreat, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park. Participants in this, the third retreat for the Province. The first was in Melbourne, the second at Kensington Monastery. The retreat team leader for all the retreats is Chris Chaplin MSC from the General Leadership. The team for this retreat, Sister…
Friday, 10 January 2025 22:26
Revisiting Croydon Monastery and its MSC memories – and some photos
Revisiting Croydon Monastery and its MSC memories – and some photos Last week our student, Hoa, asked me about visiting Croydon to get some sense of the Province’s past and formation there. It was a beautiful day and the building still looks good. It is now Sacred Heart Parish and…
Thursday, 09 January 2025 19:40
A Seminary in Post Vatican II times… St Paul’s, Terry Herbert MSC remembers
A Seminary in Post Vatican II times… St Paul’s, Terry Herbert MSC remembers The year - 2021 was an historic one for our Australian Church - 50 years ago on 21 August 1971, the first ten students were ordained from St Paul’s National Seminary for late vocations, Kensington (Sydney).…
Wednesday, 08 January 2025 13:39
To watch Conclave?
To watch Conclave? CONCLAVE, 120 minutes, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, directed by Edward Berger. Many audiences will be eager to see Conclave because they have read Robert Harris’ exciting novel, the story of the death of the Pope, the gathering the Cardinals, the details required by Vatican…
Tuesday, 07 January 2025 11:49
MSC Around the world, Brazzaville, Congo, Novitiate
MSC Around the world, Brazzaville, Congo, Novitiate With a New Year’s greeting from Jonas Mouchu Hassan MSC who studied in Sydney in 2017 – and who visited the NT and Wadeye while in Australia. With the aim of perpetuating the legacy of Father Jules Chevalier, a few have been…
Sunday, 05 January 2025 21:05
MSC Japan together
MSC Japan together When Fr. Chris Chaplin, MSC, one of the MSC General Leadership Team, arrived at our MSC convent in Nagoya on Satur- day, November 16, 2024, I was offering Mass at Sabae Catholic Church, one of three churches of Fukui Parish. The following day, Sunday, November 17, Fr.…
Friday, 03 January 2025 21:08
Some Significant January Days for the Chevalier Family 2025
Some Significant January Days for the Chevalier Family 2025 NOTE: The photos for this month are all of MSC cofreres or mission connections. January has been a month of great mission foundations and activity, 1 January 1849 Charles Piperon enters the major seminary of Bourges. 1 January,…
Friday, 03 January 2025 08:55
The Chevalier Family Justice Poster for January 2025 First Friday.
The Chevalier Family Justice Poster for January 2025 First Friday. And a poster applying this vision from James Martin SJ
Wednesday, 01 January 2025 22:19
New year new responsibilities
New year new responsibilities Today several MSC confreres take up new roles and responsibilities. Kimi Vunivesilevu at Treand House, Province Secretary Peter Hendrix moving to Melbourne as Director of the Heart of Life Centre Gerard McCormick moving to St Mary’s Towers as community leader John Mulrooney…
Wednesday, 01 January 2025 10:08
Welcome to 2025.
Welcome to 2025 Every blessing for the New Year - and for the rest of the year! 2025 is also a Jubille Year for the universal Church. A way of focusing on 2025 for us as MSC and for our visitors to our site and Facebook page is to look…
Tuesday, 24 December 2024 23:07
Christmas greetings and blessings.
Christmas greetings and blessings. With thanks to the Laity of the Chevalier Family for sharing their card. Thanks to the visitors to our site and Facebook page. We will return on January 1st 2025. As Heart people, let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart,…
Sunday, 22 December 2024 22:43
Some Province Diary Photos
Some Province Diary Photos Stephen Hackett with Daramalan Principal, Rachel Francis-Davies Our students venturing into media studies Claude Mostowik, Justice issues Vietnam, 8th December, Hoang and group And Bob Irwin at home in Vietnam but at present home in Sydney
