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Monday, 07 April 2025 09:12
A farewell to Kew
A farewell to Kew With the closure and sale of our house at IA Mountain Grove, Kew, the Melbourne community celebrated a farewell and blessing. We have had a community living at Kew since August 1988. A count tells us that 21 confreres have lived some time in the house,…
Friday, 04 April 2025 09:18
Chevalier Family Justice and Peace– A Lenten First Friday
Chevalier Family Justice and Peace– A Lenten First Friday Anti-Plastic Campaign, Jesus and Mary College.
Wednesday, 02 April 2025 09:12
Pope clears path for canonization of PNG Blessed Peter To Rot
Pope clears path for canonization of PNG Blessed Peter To Rot By Tiziana Campisi & Devin Watkins, Vatican News The Pope cleared the path to canonization for Blessed Peter To Rot, a layman martyred for the faith in present-day Papua New Guinea (PNG). First Papuan Saint Born on March 5,…
Monday, 31 March 2025 09:31
Congratulations, Tamati Sefo MSC, new Prefect Apostolic, Marshall Islands.
Congratulations, Tamati Sefo MSC, new Prefect Apostolic, Marshall Islands. Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru On Saturday 29th March In the Marshall Islands, Most Rev Fr Tamati Sefo installed as the fourth Prefect Apostolic. He has served as Provincial of the Pacific Islands province and has recently been parish priest…
Thursday, 27 March 2025 08:39
MSC Sisters celebrate 125 years
MSC Sisters celebrate 125 years March 25th 1900 is the date of the foundation of the MSC Sisters, the role of Fr Hubert Linckens MSC, the sisters to go to the missions of what is now New Britain, then under the authority of Germany, forbidding French sisters from entering. A…
Monday, 24 March 2025 10:36
Congratulations, Graduation, Bachelor of Theology, YTU, Trieu Nguyen MSC, Hoa Tran MSC
Congratulations, Graduation, Bachelor of Theology, YTU, Trieu Nguyen MSC, Hoa Tran MSC Graduation at St Patrick’s Cathedral Trieu Hoa Students The Vietnamese group MSC Community, Blackburn
Monday, 17 March 2025 07:39
MSC Melbourne Gathering
MSC Melbourne Gathering We don’t often have a confrere’s 89th birthday cake and candles – Michael Sims. 14th March saw our first community gathering at Cuskelly House, Blackburn. If you look closely you can pick us out – Community Leader, Dominic Gleeson, and with his pre-novitiate student, Samuel Joshua; Khoi…
Saturday, 15 March 2025 23:21
Blessed Peter To Rot, Celebration of his Anniversary of Beatification and Death. July 2025
Blessed Peter To Rot, Celebration of his Anniversary of Beatification and Death. July 2025 Remembering the Beatification of Peter To Rot on 17 January 1995, we are planning a celebration also of his death, 80 years ago. There are not many confirmed dates in the life of To Rot, but…
Friday, 14 March 2025 10:25
Frank Brennan SJ and memories of 50 years ago – joining the Jesuits
Frank Brennan SJ and memories of 50 years ago – joining the Jesuits Catholic Outlook Was being a Jesuit or a priest something you had thought about growing up? From the interview in Eureka Street by Jim McDermott – including the MSC story that Frank has often told. I’d…
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 12:56
Some Significant March Days for the Chevalier Family, 2025
Some Significant March Days for the Chevalier Family, 2025 March 25th has many entries, a significant day., including the foundation and some mission outreaches. This year is the 125th anniversary of the MSC Sisters. It includes the foundation of the Handmaids of the Lord in 1918 by Archbishop…
Monday, 10 March 2025 22:12
Heart of Life Centre 2025, Nicole Tucci
Heart of Life Centre 2025, Nicole Tucci Director, Peter Hendriks MSC, writes: Introducing Nicole! We are thrilled to introduce to you, our newly appointed Executive Assistant, Nicole Tucci. Nicole comes to us with 20+ years’ experience in similar roles. She is married, with three energetic boys and loves spending time…
Sunday, 09 March 2025 15:52
Acknowledging Patrick Austin MSC, 85, March 10th
Acknowledging Patrick Austin MSC, 85, March 10th His first Profession, February 26th, 1960. Studies at Canberra and Croydon monasteries. He was ordained priest on 14th December 1968. In his fifty six years plus of priesthood, Pat has served in a variety of ministries, in colleges, including Monivae, in parishes,…
Saturday, 08 March 2025 08:47
International Women's Day (8 March), Laity of the Chevalier Family
International Women's Day (8 March), Laity of the Chevalier Family Kerrie Wehbe Photo, Government of WA At the Assembly of the Synod on Synodality in Rome in October 2023, the participants recognized that “in Christ, women and men are clothed with the same baptismal dignity (Gal 3:28) and receive equally…
Thursday, 06 March 2025 22:18
The Chevalier Family Social Justice and the First Friday
The Chevalier Family Social Justice and the First Friday A monthly invitation to apply Heart Spirituality to issues in today’s world.
Wednesday, 05 March 2025 23:17
Jubilees and Profession anniversaries. Ben Fleming MSC
Jubilees and Profession anniversaries. Ben Fleming MSC Last week we celebrated profession anniversaries, 70 years, 65 years, 60 years – but there should have been a Silver Jubilee congratulations – to Ben Fleming MSC, February 2nd, 2000. Ben spent many of the last 20 years in Port Moresby, especially as…
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 17:28
Ash Wednesday, we are exhorted, Repent and believe in the Gospel. Go into Lenten action.
Ash Wednesday, we are exhorted, Repent and believe in the Gospel. Go into Lenten action. The Laity of the Chevalier Family have sent out this Lenten activity. CARBON FAST The 40 days of Lent remind us of the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert, fasting from earthly temptations…
Monday, 03 March 2025 15:38
MSC Pacific Island Ordination news: Richard Momo MSC
MSC Pacific Island Ordination news: Richard Momo MSC From the Pacific Island site: Fr Richard Momo is a priest in the Catholic Church who was ordained in Fiji in March 2025. He is a member of the Missionary of the Sacred Heart (MSC) and is from Papua New Guinea. We…
Saturday, 01 March 2025 22:11
Eulogy/ Homily, Requiem Mass for Reg Pritchard MSC
Eulogy/ Homily, Requiem Mass for Reg Pritchard MSC Brother Reg was a deeply private person, but above all a deep man. A man of deep faith who was most faithful to prayer. I've heard it said that if you want to get to know someone go on holidays with them.…
Friday, 28 February 2025 11:00
Photos from Kensington – Anniversary celebrations
Photos from Kensington – Anniversary celebrations Pat Austin, Russell Andersen, Michael Fallon Patrick Sharpe with Albert Chan and Russell Andersen The Kensington dining room in celebratory mode Jim Littleton with his brother John and John's wife, Mary June And thanks to Barry Smith MSC for the…
Wednesday, 26 February 2025 22:54
Honouring Jim Littleton MSC, 95.
Honouring Jim Littleton MSC, 95. This photo of Jim has appeared a number of times, but it shows Jim at his best. Jim Littleton has been a significant member of the Australian Province for almost 80 years. His main ministry has been in Education, teaching at the Apostolic School when…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 12:51
More special anniversaries this week, 65 and 60 years of professed religious life.
More special anniversaries this week, 65 and 60 years of professed religious life. The date, February 26th, for many years, the last time in 1965, 60 years ago. 65 years professed Pat Austin, ministry in parishes, NT and PNG mission, parish supply John Bosman, ministry in teaching and formation,…
Monday, 24 February 2025 09:00
Special Profession Anniversaries this week
Special Profession Anniversaries this week For many decades up to 1965, February 26th was a key profession day (with August 5th as a special day for Brothers’ professions). 2025 sees some special anniversaries. Today we note 70 years of MSC professed life. Patrick Sharpe, many years in MSC education, notable…
Saturday, 22 February 2025 22:30
Forgotten Memories of Dutch and Australian MSC together., World War II. Liberation of Los Banos. February 22nd 1945
Forgotten Memories of Dutch and Australian MSC together., World War II. Liberation of Los Banos. February 22nd, 1945 29 Dutch MSC are freed form the concentration camp at Los Baños, Philippines. 20 of them leave for Australia to recuperate. From the bestselling author of Hero Found comes the incredible true…
Friday, 21 February 2025 11:12
Some Significant February Days for the Chevalier Family, 2025
Some Significant February Days for the Chevalier Family, 2025 2 February, 1934 The Apostolic Prefecture of the Celebes becomes the Prefecture of the Celebes, Sulawesi, Indonesia. 2 February, 1866 Riedenburg, near Bregentz in Austria, blessing of the first statue of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 2 February, 1866 Father…
Thursday, 20 February 2025 11:49
Paul Beirne, an autobiography: Vagabond - The Journey Home
Paul Beirne, an autobiography: Vagabond - The Journey Home A Review by Vince Carroll MSC 2024. 509 pp. Available on Amazon. C $10. Paul Beirne is a past student of Downlands, former SVD priest, Dean of the University of Divinity, Director of the Heart of Life Centre, 2014-2021 This…
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 16:21
Reg Pritchard MSC, Mass and Funeral
Reg Pritchard MSC, Mass and Funeral Today, Mass for Reg was celebrated at the Henri Verius Chapel at Kensington Monastery. Ed Travers MSC presided and preached. In days to come, there will be a post with words from Ed Travers The coffin left for St Mary’s Towers Ed Travers at…
Monday, 17 February 2025 09:00
Islands of the Pacific MSC Province Formation News
Islands of the Pacific MSC Province Formation News Perpetual Profession Last night, 7 Feb 2025, we celebrated the Perpetual Profession of our two brothers, Kirata Baare MSC & Suliano Qaliwaqa MSC at Holy Spirit Parish, Veivatuloa. The Mass was presided by our Provincial Superior Fr Vito Kelekele along with our…
Friday, 14 February 2025 23:01
Welcome, Samuel Joshua to our MSC Pre-novitiate
Welcome, Samuel Joshua to our MSC Pre-novitiate Samuel Joshua is from Singapore. He visited Cuskelly House last year and has come now to begin his Pre-Novitiate. Dominic Gleeson will be his director. The Melbourne MSC Community, members of St Thomas parish, Blackburn, and some friends from Singapore, gathered in the…
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 15:07
RIP, Reg Pritchard MSC
RIP, Reg Pritchard MSC We received the sad news this morning that Br. Reg Pritchard MSC, passed away peacefully at 6.30 am at St Joseph's Aged Care, Kensington (NSW). Reg would have celebrated 64 years of MSC profession on 26 February and his 100th birthday in September. Reg…
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 13:59
RIP, Sister Josephine Kenny OLSH, (16 June 1935 – 24 January 2025)
RIP, Sister Josephine Kenny OLSH, (9 October 1927 – 24 January 2025) I have loved you with an everlasting love. I am constant in my affection for you. These words from the prophet Jeremiah capture well the driving force behind our dear Sister Jo’s life, as she had absolute confidence…
