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Thursday, 10 December 2020 22:16
Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry From the MSC Magazine: Barry Dalton recounts a meeting with Peter Carroll MSC, longtime chaplain at Long Bay, and developing a prison ministry - with some support from the MSC Mission Office. Our introduction into the prison ministry began almost 8 years ago when Fay and I…
Wednesday, 09 December 2020 22:43
Superior General, Abzalon Tovar MSC in Mozambique
Superior General, Abzalon Tovar MSC in Mozambique After social unrest and some natural disasters in recent times, the MSC mission in Mozambique is a difficult and isolated ministry. Superior General, Abzalon, has gone to Mozambique for some weeks as moral support. Cyclone devastation, 2019 Celebrating MSC Foundation day with Fr…
Tuesday, 08 December 2020 22:24
Joane Sigarara MSC retires from active military service.
Joane Sigarara MSC retires from active military service. Today our military chaplain, Fr Ioane Sigarara, MSC retired from active military. He served our military well in many places. May he be blessed in the next part of his life journey. I'm sure he leaves behind many friends who had their…
Monday, 07 December 2020 22:44
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. 166 years.
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. 166 years. We are all familiar with the Novena made by Jules Chevalier and Emile Maugnest 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. The General…
Sunday, 06 December 2020 22:01
MSC Appointments, Northern Territory
MSC Appointments, Northern Territory Vicar General of the diocese of Darwin, Malcolm Fyfe MSC, has listed the appointments – and, at the end, information about ministry in the Tiwi Islands. Baptism at St Paul's Nightcliff, Peter Henriks: :Welcome Lillian! Lillian started coming to St Paul’s with her grandfather and…
Friday, 04 December 2020 23:34
An interview with Fr Peter Hearn msc
An interview with Fr Peter Hearn msc Here is some weekend reading – Peter Hearn finishing his ministry as parish priest of Randwick. Some photos of him over the decades and thanks to the OLSH Parish Bulletin. ‘The move through five bus stops took me from Coogee to Randwick’ so…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 22:38
Chevalier Family Committee for Justice and Peace. First Friday of December 2020.
Chevalier Family Committee for Justice and Peace. First Friday of December 2020. Fr Andre Claessens MSC, one of the General Assistants at Via Asmara, Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, writes: What can we do? For 2 years now, in our first Friday campaign for the Chevalier family, we have been…
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 22:30
Bob Irwin writes about the MSC students in Vietnam and the Novices in the Philippines.
Bob Irwin writes about the MSC students in Vietnam and the Novices in the Philippines. Delving into our photo archives for Bob and the students I recently wrote to the Vietnamese guys. I thought that you might like to tell people some of what I gleaned from some replies.. As…
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 23:23
Darwin ceremony: Bishop Charles Gauci and the Confalonieri Plaque
Darwin ceremony: Bishop Charles Gauci and the Confalonieri Plaque Fr Malcolm Fyfe, Vicar General of the Diocese of Darwin has sent the following news. On the First Sunday of Advent, November 29th at the 9.30 am Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral, Bishop Charles blessed a plaque commemorating Father Angelo Confalonieri…
Monday, 30 November 2020 22:19
Some Signficant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2020.
Some Signficant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2020. December is an important month for the Chevalier Family. 8th December, the anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation, 166 years ago. 11th December, the Spanish priest, Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, killed in the fighting year, 1978, in Nicaragua. 27th December,…
Sunday, 29 November 2020 22:34
Rita Daniels, concluding her term as Principal, reflects on her years at Daramalan College, Canberra
Rita Daniels, concluding her term as Principal, reflects on her years at Daramalan College, Canberra The new Principal of Daramalan College from January 2021 will be Mrs Rachel Davies. This provides an opportunity for me to reflect on what has been a long, varied and very rewarding career as a…
Friday, 27 November 2020 22:47
A Tiwi Islands, MSC, culture story, Part 3, ‘The conversion of John Fallon’.
A Tiwi Islands, MSC, culture story, Part 3, ‘The conversion of John Fallon’. Converting the Church Non-indigenous accounts of a "conversion" of the Church in the 1960s invariably turn to the Second Vatican Council. The Council itself has been described as "an event of conversion." The council's call, not only…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 22:43
Heart of Life Centre, Siloam, Spiritual Direction Program, 2020, Graduation.
Heart of Life Centre, Siloam, Spiritual Direction Program, 2020, Graduation. 2020 and Covid-19 has been a very difficult year for us all – but, especially, in Melbourne with so much lockdown, especially from July to November. It meant that, apart from February, Siloam was a Zoom course this year. Our…
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 22:26
MSC presence at the 1937 Plenary Council: Aboriginal missions in the Diocese of Victoria and Palmerston, NT, 1905 to 1937
MSC presence at the 1937 Plenary Council: Aboriginal missions in the Diocese of Victoria and Palmerston, NT, 1905 to 1937 From the history and research by Peter Wilkinson, published in The Swag. Australian-born Bishop William Kelly of Geraldton had asked to be relieved of the administration of the vacant (since…
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 22:30
Australians who were members of the MSC General Administration.
Australians who were members of the MSC General Administration. We have posted some items on Australian MSC in Rome, those who studied there after World War II as well as the Brothers who staffed Via Asmara, the Generalate. This time MSC in world administration. Two MSC were members…
Monday, 23 November 2020 22:21
South Australia Lock-Down November 19 – 24 Noel Mansfield MSC
South Australia Lock-Down November 19 – 24 Noel Mansfield MSC There has been an outbreak of Corona Virus in parts of Adelaide during the past week. It has only been in restricted areas. However, the Government has decided it is better to be on the safe side with this new…
Sunday, 22 November 2020 22:10
Life At Little Sisters of the Poor, Randwick,Under Covid-19. Greg McEnnally msc
Life At Little Sisters of the Poor Under Covid-19. Greg McEnnally msc Life is full of surprises. When someone says “I am going to do …”, God laughs. We do not know the future and if we had any doubts about this before, surely Covid-19 has put an…
Friday, 20 November 2020 22:30
A Tiwi Islands, MSC, culture story, John Fallon MSC. Part 2, Pukumani Ceremonies condemned or accepted
A Tiwi Islands, MSC, culture story, John Fallon MSC. Part 2, Pukumani Ceremonies condemned or accepted Creative Accommodation? These histories of conversion by creative accommodation of Christianity are becoming so common as to be a new orthodoxy. And it could be said that this global pattern included the efforts of…
Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:15
Chris McPhee MSC, turning 60
Chris McPhee MSC, turning 60 Provincial House, Treand House, celebrated Chris’s 60th birthday two days early. But it provided a photo opportunity for us to post. Chris turns 60, Saturday. November 21st. He is seen complete with Donald Trump Card, Makes us wonder - is he an idol or…
Wednesday, 18 November 2020 22:17
A Travelling Nun tells Her Story: Sr Merrilyn Lee fdnsc
A Travelling Nun tells Her Story: Sr Merrilyn Lee fdnsc With thanks to OLSH Parish Bulletin, Randwick The Church and Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart has had an important place in the life of Sr Merrilyn Lee, even from the time before she was born. Billie Banks…
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:24
Fr Bartha, Partholomai Paniadiai MSC, has been in Darwin, St Paul’s Nightcliff, for a year.
Fr Bartha, Partholomai Paniadiai MSC, has been in Darwin, St Paul’s Nightcliff, for a year. When he came to Australia, we invited Fr Bartha to tell us a little about himself and his ministry in Darwin. "I am Parthalomai Paniadiai from India. We are seven members in my family, father,…
Monday, 16 November 2020 22:20
Beethoven, his 250th birthday, a Tribute. Catholic Music Tradition
Beethoven, his 250th birthday, a Tribute. Catholic Music Tradition Beethoven: Beset, besieged, but never beaten... This year celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven -17th November 1770. I have an admiration for him because he composed creatively through personal trials, self-doubt and the dawning reality…
Sunday, 15 November 2020 22:13
A Letter in The Age
A Letter in The Age From The Age, Melbourne, Saturday, November 14, 2020. “Though the evening of the Trump presidency is not playing out as fast as many would like, I suggest the president-elect and his supporters keep on singing, aBiden With Me, Fast Falls the Eventide.” Paul Castley, Kew. …
Friday, 13 November 2020 22:11
NAIDOC Week, 2020. A Tiwi Islands, MSC story, John Fallon MSC
NAIDOC Week, 2020. A Tiwi Islands, MSC, culture story, John Fallon MSC The rise of "no religion" as the most popular religious identifier in the 2016 Australian census attracted so much attention that few noticed Australia's most religious postcodes. They were Yarrabah, the Tiwi Islands and Palm Island - each…
Thursday, 12 November 2020 22:26
Peter Hearn, OLSH Randwick, Bulletin: 'The Back Page with Fr Peter' (his last)
Peter Hearn, OLSH Randwick, Bulletin: 'The Back Page with Fr Peter' (his last) After 12 years, this is my final back page for our marvellous Parish Magazine. First up, a sincere word of thanks on behalf of all of us to Tony McNamara our editor, and Debbie Laurence for the…
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 22:29
Jim Littleton’s latest contribution to the history of the Province: Love Seeking Truth, MSC Ministry at Daramalan College, 1962-2020
Jim Littleton’s latest contribution to the history of the Province: Love Seeking Truth, MSC Ministry at Daramalan College, 1962-2020 In his introduction, Jim writes: Love Seeking Truth incorporates the basis for all MSC ministry which is love, while at the same time recognising that education is a search for truth…
Tuesday, 10 November 2020 22:38
3 Stories: Kensington, Tapini, Henley Beach.
3 Stories: Kensington, Tapini, Henley Beach. Kensington After John O'Connor MSC made a speech for John Kelliher On November 1st, there was a handing over ceremony. John Kelliher was farewelled as Community Leader of the Kensington campus. He will be parish priest in Nightcliff, NT. Steve Dives will complete…
Monday, 09 November 2020 22:22
Reception into the Novitiate, Vincent and Anh, Photos.
Reception into the Novitiate, Vincent and Anh, Photos. Vincent and Anh completed their pre-Novitiate in Blackburn, Cuskelly House A small ceremony with the Douglas Park community Welcomed by Provincial Superior, Chris McPhee With our Novice Master, Peter Harvey Jackson And hospitality afterwards
Sunday, 08 November 2020 22:13
Published today: New Book by Michael Fallon MSC. Jesus as Portrayed in the New Testament
Published today: New Book by Michael Fallon MSC Jesus as Portrayed in the New Testament. Divine Love in a Human Heart. Purchase here: Link But who do you say that I am? (Matthew 16:15) Jesus' question to Peter and the others is one that every disciple needs to consider,…
Friday, 06 November 2020 22:54
Visiting St Mary’s Towers.
Visiting St Mary’s Towers On the occasion of Vincent and Anh beginning their novitiate at Douglas Park, a sign of life in the Province, we can all visit St Mary’s Towers with photos, courtesy of John Walker MSC.
