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Thursday, 05 November 2020 22:21
The Chevalier Family Justice and Peace - intention for the First Friday, November. And today is the feast of our Spanish martyrs from the Civil War.
The Chevalier Family Justice and Peace - intention for the First Friday, November. And today is the feast of our Spanish martyrs from the Civil War. Human rights are based on dignity, equality and mutual respect – regardless of your nationality, your religion or your beliefs. Your rights are about…
Wednesday, 04 November 2020 22:09
Eulogy: Sr Mary Valerian fdnsc [Muriel Bernadette O’Brien] (11.06.1928 - 12.10.2020)
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Eulogy: Sr Mary Valerian fdnsc [Muriel Bernadette O’Brien] (11.06.1928 - 12.10.2020) Proclaim everywhere the love of the heart of Jesus. (J. Chevalier, le Sacre-Coeur) During her long life as a teacher and later as a pastoral worker this has been the guiding principle of all Sr Valerian has done and…
Tuesday, 03 November 2020 22:36
Vincent and Anh, a Coronavirus MSC pre-Novitiate year.
Vincent and Anh, a Coronavirus MSC pre-Novitiate year. Goodbye to Blackburn from Khoi, director, and Terry Bowman, PP Vincent and Anh joined the MSC pre-Novitiate year at Blackburn last January when we had practically no idea of what 2020 would be for us. With self-isolating and social distancing coming in…
Monday, 02 November 2020 22:32
Two stories from Wadeye: High School Graduates. Eulogy for Christian Brother Eamon O’Brien, 15 years at Wadeye.
Two stories from Wadeye: High School Graduates. Eulogy for Christian Brother Eamon O’Brien, 15 years at Wadeye. First high school graduates for 13 years (ABC report) In the community of Wadeye, 400 kilometres west of Darwin, songs of celebration were sung this week at a high school celebration that was…
Sunday, 01 November 2020 22:38
Some significant November days for the Chevalier Family 2020
Some significant November days for the Chevalier Family 2020 E.J. Cuskelly, Superior General, see November 12th. And, the beginning of the Novena to Our Lady for the founding of the congregation, November 30th 2 November, 1964 Father Karl Maria Weber was killed in the diocese of Ikela. (Zaïre at…
Friday, 30 October 2020 22:28
Feast of All Saints – and what 20th and 21st century saints look like.
Feast of All Saints – and what 20th and 21st century saints look like. Some weeks ago we posted material on Carlo Acutis and young martyrs in Quiche. Here are some more stories. RICHIE FERNANDO Brother Richie Fernando was a 26 year-old Jesuit seminarian from the Philippines when in 1996…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 22:15
Darwin. The Canossian Sisters celebrate 50 years of Ministry 1970-2010
Darwin. The Canossian Sisters celebrate 50 years of Ministry 1970-2010 Malcolm Fyfe MSC writes: In view of the celebration, next Saturday evening at St. Paul’s Church Nightcliff, of the Canossian Sisters’ 50 years in Darwin, I asked the Sisters to send me some information about their past and present activities…
Wednesday, 28 October 2020 21:49
Chevalier Institute Webinar, Laudato Si. Care for our Common Home.
Chevalier Institute Webinar, Laudato Si. Care for our Common Home. Alison McKenzie writes: Last Thursday, the Chevalier Institute hosted a third Webinar entitled ‘Caring for our Common Home’. A conversation about how we can participate in shaping the future of the planet. Our intention was to further develop the work…
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 22:13
Visiting Rosedale, bushfire aftermath. Bob Irwin, Barry Smith with Jean Reid
Visiting Rosedale, bushfire aftermath. Bob Irwin, Barry Smith with Jean Reid Bob Irwin and Barry Smith recently visited Daramalan College for Chevalier Day. They also visited Rosedale on the NSW south coast which suffered in the bushfires. They met with Jean Reid, longtime teacher at Daramalan. Her house was completely…
Monday, 26 October 2020 22:16
Images of pandemic, 1918 and 2020. A post from Melbourne.
Images of pandemic, 1918 and 2020. A post from Melbourne. This post is coming to you from Melbourne. We have been in strict lockdown for over 100 days. No travel beyond 5 kms. Leave home only for exercise, medical visits, one house member to shop at supermarkets. No visits or…
Sunday, 25 October 2020 22:41
Chevalier Day 2020 at Daramalan College
Chevalier Day 2020 at Daramalan College On Wednesday 21 October Daramalan College celebrated Chevalier Day with a small number of special visitors to mark the occasion. These included Fr Chris McPhee, Fr Jim Littleton, Fr Bob Irwin, Br Barry Smith, Alison McKenzie and Mark McGinnity. The College Chaplain, Fr Kimi…
Friday, 23 October 2020 22:37
MSC Brothers’ Call and Life
MSC Brothers’ Call and Life As mentioned yesterday, we have been focusing on posts on MSC Brothers. We continue this weekend. MSC Brothers by Warren Perrotto MSC A Brother is a “man committed to living the Consecrated Life in response to a call from God.” (Religious Brothers Conference)…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:24
Tribute to Colin Sinclair MSC
Tribute to Colin Sinclair MSC With Jos Beelen's 95th birthday and yesterday's story on the Australian Brothers at the General House, we have been focusing on our Brothers. Which continues today. From all the members of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the MSC Pacific Union. (From the…
Wednesday, 21 October 2020 22:23
Australian MSC Brothers at the General House
Australian MSC Brothers at the General House Recently, we posted a list of postwar students who were sent to Rome. From 1950, a number of Brothers from the Australian Province were stationed at the Generalate, Via Asmara. Here is the list: David Smith, later ordained. From 1950. Charles Lang. …
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 22:28
Jules Chevalier Day, 113th anniversary of his death.
Jules Chevalier Day, 113th anniversary of his death. We are thankful for the heritage from Jules Chevalier A devotion that led to a Heart Spirituality. An appreciation of Mary, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Brothers and priests, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Sisters, Daughters of Our Lady of the…
Monday, 19 October 2020 22:05
Papal Honour for Bill Griffiths as a Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great.
Papal Honour for Bill Griffiths as a Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great. From Malcolm Fyfe MSC, Vicar General, Diocese of Darwin. Many would remember Bill Griffiths, our Director of Catholic Education (before Michael Avery). He was “Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Darwin…
Sunday, 18 October 2020 22:28
Australian Province Appointments for 2021.
Australian Province Appointments for 2021. The Provincial Council met Wednesday and Thursday and made the following Decisions were made: Appointments for 2021. Steve Dives will retire from the role of Deputy Provincial and, after nine years, from the Provincial Council. He is appointed to Kensington Monastery – but not to…
Friday, 16 October 2020 23:17
Mary MacKillop, 10 years anniversary of her Canonisation.
Mary MacKillop, 10 years anniversary of her Canonisation. The Sisters of Saint Joseph will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop this weekend with commemorative prayers, videos and a global vigil in her honour. The MSC have long admired the Sisters of St Joseph and their…
Thursday, 15 October 2020 22:20
Acknowledging Brother Jos Beelen MSC, 95.
Acknowledging Brother Jos Beelen MSC, 95. Sunday, October 18rh sees the birthday of our confrere Brother Jos Beelen. He turns 95. Jos was born in Holland and grew up there, including during the war years. He and some of his family migrated to Australia. He joined the Missionaries of the…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 22:12
And more martyrs and beatifications: Martyrs of Quiche, Guatamala.
And more martyrs and beatifications: Martyrs of Quiche, Guatamala. Not quite the expected iconography! Previously (last April) there was a notification about the beatification of our MSC Martyrs and 7 indigenous laity from Quiché (Guatemala). The beatification was confirmed for December 4, 2020. However, this week there was a Facebook…
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 22:16
MSC Covid-19 deaths in Europe.
MSC Covid-19 deaths in Europe. In the media recently, families have written tributes to members of their family who have succumbed to covid-19. We have already honoured our three US confreres who have died: George Farkas, aged 88 Joseph Tesar, aged 87 John Paul, aged 87. And from Central…
Monday, 12 October 2020 22:16
Message from Abzalon, Superior General. Beatifications. Latin America.
Message from Abzalon, Superior General. Beatifications. Latin America. Two more candidates. Sanctity is not competitive!! NEXT BEATOS ADOLESCENTS, CENTRAL AMERICA MARTYRS 2 days after the Beatification of young Carlo Acutis. Did you know that in Central America we have 2 teenagers who will also be beatified? Here's a brief review…
Sunday, 11 October 2020 23:12
Invitation. 2 forthcoming Webinars.
Invitation. 2 forthcoming Webinars. 1. An invitation from Chevalier Institute. Zoom Meeting ID 872 5413 6694 2. Claude Mostowik MSC, MSC Justice and Peace, has sent this invitation. Dear friends and colleagues, Palestine: A Turning Point? A Public Forum with Dr Chandra Muzaffar Sunday 18 October 2.00…
Friday, 09 October 2020 23:20
From the letter to the province, Alison McKenzie.
From the letter to the province, Alison McKenzie. The full letter appears in the recent issue of the MSC Magazine (which also appears on the website home page). After her initial reminiscence, Alison makes three points about the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, highlighting Heart Spirituality – and some wise…
Thursday, 08 October 2020 22:20
Saturday October 10th 2020, a beatification by Pope Francis in Assisi, Carlo Acutis.
Saturday October 10th 2020, a beatification by Pope Francis in Assisi, Carlo Acutis. In the 21st century, what is the story, what is the image of a contemporary saint? Carlo Acutis (3 May 1991 - 12 October 2006) was an Italian Roman Catholic teenager. He was best known for…
Wednesday, 07 October 2020 22:13
And now a welcome. Bridget Hawthorne, new Assistant to the Provincial.
And now a welcome. Bridget Hawthorne, new Assistant to the Provincial. Bridget writes: I have just recently joined you all, as Assistant to Chris McPhee here in Coogee. I come after 5 and a half years working at St Ignatius’ College, Riverview. I have a long history and family connections…
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 22:18
Irish MSC, 70 years in South Africa
Irish MSC, 70 years in South Africa On July 6th, 1950, the first group of MSCs arrived in Northern Transvaal, working in an area now recognised as the Limpopo Province. Here, they immediately took responsibility for mission areas in Louis Trichardt (today known as Makhado) and Messia (now known…
Sunday, 04 October 2020 22:22
Meet Fr Bill Brady MSC
Meet Fr Bill Brady msc Today’s MSC Update reminded us that 4th October is Bill Brady’s 75th birthday. On December 13th, he will be 45 years ordained. He has just experienced some surgery and is recovering. This article first appeared earlier this year in the OLSH Randwick Parish Bulletin…
Friday, 02 October 2020 23:39
Rochus Tatamai MSC, Installation, Rabaul – report, homily, photos.
Rochus Tatamai MSC, Installation, Rabaul – report, homily, photos. The ceremony of Installation of the 8th Archbishop of Rabaul, Abp Rochus Josef Tatamai MSC, was a great gathering of well over hundreds of priests, nuns, the Apostolic Nuncio, Sir John Cardinal Ribat, 15 archbishops and bishops, as well as many,…
Thursday, 01 October 2020 22:24
Chevalier Family; Justice and Peace and First Friday intentions
Chevalier Family; Justice and Peace and First Friday intentions The focus for October is Peace – and the challenge to us in our daily lives of commitment to non-violence and remembering those who lived (and died) for non-violence.
