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Tuesday, 08 June 2021 22:19
Patrick Moloney MSC, 60th Anniversary of his death, his heritage in Central Australia.
Patrick Moloney MSC, 60th Anniversary of his death, his heritage in Central Australia. Here is something of that Central Australian history. An excerpt from: Francis McGarry and the ‘Little Flower Black Mission’: encounters of a Catholic lay missionary with Indigenous people of Central Australia 1935–1944. (By Charmaine Robson) …
Monday, 07 June 2021 23:35
New Book, Khoi Nguyen MSC, Alive with Disability
New Book, Khoi Nguyen MSC, Alive with Disability When the Khoi Doan Nguyen was diagnosed with an increasingly deteriorating eye condition, his reactions were understandably feelings of shock, confusion and disturbance. A young man, actively involved in priestly and congregational ministry, with a passion for communication, a gift for writing,…
Sunday, 06 June 2021 22:11
MSC General Conference 2021 - ZOOM
MSC General Conference 2021 - ZOOM The General Conference takes place between General Chapters - every two years. The last Conference was held in Korea in 2019. The next Conference begins next Wednesday by Zoom. This is a photo from the rehearsal last week, From the General Bulletin. …
Friday, 04 June 2021 23:35
Provincial Conference Reports - Photo Diary
Provincial Conference Reports - Photo Diary We presented the Conference Report by Provincial, Chris McPhee MSC. Peter Hendriks MSC, Deputy Provincial has sent photos of those who presented reports to the Conference. Mark Hanns MSC lighting the Chapter and Conference candle. Director of the Retreat House, St Mary's Tower, with…
Thursday, 03 June 2021 22:12
Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, First Friday June 2021. Let us praise God including in our prayers Nature: plants, water, wind, cosmos, fire, stars…
Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, First Friday June 2021 Let us praise God including in our prayers Nature: plants, water, wind, cosmos, fire, stars… With thanks to the MSC Sisters, Australia, Website. Practice the “R” Recycle whenever you can and place all recyclables in the right…
Wednesday, 02 June 2021 22:33
Guatamala, Quiche, E.J.Cuskelly perspective. June 4th, first time celebrating the new feast of the beatified martyrs.
Guatamala, Quiche, E.J.Cuskelly perspective. June 4th, first time celebrating the new feast of the beatified martyrs. Jose Maria Gran MSC For those visitors who would like some reading, below is an excerpt from a talk by E. J. Cuskelly MSC about his experience while Superior General about visiting Guatamala and…
Tuesday, 01 June 2021 22:03
Advertising for Director, Province Care and Assisted Living The Australian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Advertising for Director, Province Care and Assisted Living The Australian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart The Organisation The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) is a religious congregation founded in France in 1854, with Brothers and Priests within the Catholic Church numbering 1900 working in over…
Monday, 31 May 2021 22:22
Some significant June days for the Chevalier Family 2021
Some significant June days for the Chevalier Family 2021 Feast of the Sacred Heart, 11th June 1 June, 1940 Mother M Electa, MSC, promises to build a chapel in honour of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, in Hiltrup, Germany, to seek protection for the Congregation and its works…
Sunday, 30 May 2021 22:39
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and the Diocese of Darwin
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and the Diocese of Darwin Malcolm Fyfe MSC, Vicar General. This Saturday, May 29th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the moveable Feast being now celebrated on the Saturday after Pentecost. This Marian title and the associated devotion have…
Friday, 28 May 2021 22:40
Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2021.
Feast of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2021. This post is coming to you from Melbourne, our second day of seven in strict lockdown for all Victoria, again. Our celebration of the Feast will be online or in small community groups. We are 15 MSC in Victoria, OLSH Sisters…
Thursday, 27 May 2021 22:04
MSC leave their marks in unusual places. Fr Gilbert Buisson MSC and the seventh Station of the Cross, Narellan.
MSC leave their marks in unusual places. Fr Gilbert Buisson MSC and the seventh Station of the Cross, Narellan. When officiating recently at a wedding at Narellan, John Mulrooney saw the seventh Station of the Cross in the Chapel and sent a photo. The reference is to Fr. Gilbert Buisson…
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 22:29
2021 Provincial Conference opens
2021 Provincial Conference opens Peter Hendriks has sent photos and Chris McPhee's opening address Welcome to the 2021 Provincial conference; our first since we had to cancel last year’s conference by order of a decree due to Covid19 lockdown... The Role of the Provincial Conference is: a) To review the…
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 22:23
Tributes to Bob Irwin MSC and his work in MSC Education
Tributes to Bob Irwin MSC and his work in MSC Education (Some have to wait until they die for eulogies. Some have to wait for their causes for canonisation are introduced to have their virtues extolled. Now Bob does not have to wait.) Tribute by John Mulrooney MSC Bob Irwin …
Monday, 24 May 2021 22:27
News from around the MSC world
News from around the MSC world Carl Tranter MSC posts this news from MSC Venezuela. Handover of our parish of Saint Iñes in Maracaibo, Venezuela to the local Diocese. P. Jesus Sandoval new Parish Administrator appointed by Mr Archbishop Mons. José Luis Azuaje. The Liturgy was celebrated on the eve…
Sunday, 23 May 2021 22:46
Acknowledging Bernie McGrane MSC, 95.
Acknowledging Bernie Mc Grane MSC Today we congratulate Fr Bernie McGrane MSC on his 95th birthday, and remember his long ministry, principally in the mission of Eastern Papua, and for many decades of service. This year he is 69 years ordained. And, from the archives, celebration of his 94th last…
Friday, 21 May 2021 23:06
Back to the West Wing, Kensington. Celebration of 100 years. And back to the photo archives.
Back to the West Wing, Kensington. Celebration of 100 years. And back to the photo archives. Thanks to Roger Purcell MSC for story and photos. The community at Sacred Heart Monastery celebrated the 100 years of the blessing of the foundation stone in the West Wing of the Monastery on…
Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:15
2021 MSC Education Annual General Meeting
2021 MSC Education Annual General Meeting Staff Formation Network. It was great to be able to gather in person for our Education AGMs in Canberra this year. At a dinner prior we were able to farewell a number of people who have contributed significantly to the MSC education community over…
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 22:24
St Ignatius Loyola, his conversion – wounded in battle, May 20 1521.
St Ignatius Loyola, his conversion – wounded in battle, May 20 1521. The beginning of half a millennium of his influence on the Church and beyond. St. Ignatius Loyola was born in 1491, one of 13 children of a family of minor nobility in northern Spain. As a young man…
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 22:23
What this Laudato Si' week can mean in today’s world
What this Laudato Si' week can mean in today’s world We remember the days when we prayed ‘for the Holy Father’s intentions’. Of course, he still needs our prayers. But he also needs our appreciation and understanding of his intentions – and our acting on this. Laudato Si’ Week 2021,…
Monday, 17 May 2021 22:07
100 Years of the West Wing (no not that one in DC), but MSC Kensington Monastery, May 15th, 1921-2021
100 Years of the West Wing (no not that one in DC), but MSC Kensington Monastery, May 15th, 1921-2021 Our West Wing is having a centenary. Opened in 1921, it served as the scholasticate until 1939 when Croydon Monastery was opened. Since then, home for those living at Kensington, a…
Sunday, 16 May 2021 21:52
Michael Sims MSC, A Missionary’s Story
Michael Sims MSC, A Missionary’s Story By Ray Carroll (coach: Assumption College, Kilmore). The Northern Central and Whittlesea Review. While interviewing St Patrick’s parish priest Father Prakash recently, I also spoke to one of his friends briefly visiting. Father Michael Sims, a Brunswick boy, has spent more than 40 years…
Saturday, 15 May 2021 00:40
May, Month of Mary, Featuring The Madonna of the Aborigines
May, Month of Mary, Featuring The Madonna of the Aborigines Aboriginal Madonna - Karel Kupka 1918-1993 Our Lady of the Aborigines In the 1950s, exiled Czech artist Karel Kupka, arrived in Arnhem Land. His Catholic faith was subtly remade as he studied the art of indigenous Australia. He brought together…
Thursday, 13 May 2021 22:25
MSC Parish Formation Weekend, Moonah.
MSC Parish Formation Weekend, Moonah. Report by Dominic Gleeson MSC. Members: Narita Perotta, South Australia, Marian England, Kippax ACT, Michael Hangan, Deacon Moonah. The weekend began on Friday evening with approximately 40 participants from the parish of Moonah-Lutana, and there was an equal representation of men and women, from all…
Wednesday, 12 May 2021 22:18
Multicultural Australian Catholics - Discovering the Melbourne Hungarian community.
Multicultural Australian Catholics - Discovering the Melbourne Hungarian community. One of the features of multi-cultural Australia is the variety of communities around the nation who preserve many of the traditions of the country of origin, continually broadening horizons. The Australian Catholic Church is also multi-cultural, Masses, gatherings and celebrations in…
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 22:22
Congratulations! New MSC Province, Province of the Pacific Islands
Congratulations! New MSC Province, Province of the Pacific Islands Here is the message from the Provincial Superior, Fr Tamati Sefo MSC, part of the Decree from Rome - and an explanation of the Province Logo. With thanks to Robati Tebauuea MSC, Suva, for the documents. The message of the…
Monday, 10 May 2021 22:25
In case you missed this significant post...
In case you missed this significant post. The posting for the First Friday had a limited number of visitors, not yet reaching 100 (an ordinary minimum number at the end of each day) – there was an important statement about our Superior General. We are highlighting it again (for the…
Sunday, 09 May 2021 22:12
In Memoriam, Cormac Nagle OFM.
In Memoriam, Cormac Nagle OFM. Cormac Nagle, who died suddenly on May 4th, was a strong Franciscan presence in Australia, Lecturer, Provincial and in his ministry on the OFM General Council. Many MSC of a certain vintage have memories of him, working with him on the Yarra Theological Union, and…
Friday, 07 May 2021 22:36
Heart of Life Open Day at the new venue, Malvern.
Heart of Life Open Day at the new venue, Malvern. Paul Beirne, Director, Brian Gallagher, Founder Around 40 people, staff, present and past students, friends (plus ten or more, even from the Philippines, participating by Zoom) gathered at the new premises for Heart of Life, the Brigidine centre, Kildara (adjacent…
Thursday, 06 May 2021 22:29
First Friday, May 2021, Chevalier Family intention – and a challenging critique from Quiche
First Friday, May 2021, Chevalier Family intention – and a challenging critique from Quiche The Justice and Peace poster highlights awareness, action (with Pope Francis urging on the Curia) and prayer. The following challenge comes from a critique of the Beatification ceremony on April 23rd – but an affirmation…
Wednesday, 05 May 2021 22:23
Steve Dives MSC, from Deputy at Treand House to Community Leader, Kensington
Steve Dives MSC, from Deputy at Treand House to Community Leader, Kensington In case you missed this from the MSC Magazine, here it is for cyberspace security THANKYOU and FAREWELL By Meta Jackman, Professional Standards and Safeguarding Office, Treand House When Fr Steve Dives announced his decision to step-down…
