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Sunday, 07 August 2022 22:03
August 8th, St Mary MacKillop
August 8th, St Mary MacKillop Australian MSCs wish the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart a very happy Feastday. Many links of MSC with the Sisters – Mary MacKillop anointed by Fr Matthew Smith from Randwick, Paul Stenhouse and daily Masses at North Sydney in the latter 1960s,…
Friday, 05 August 2022 22:51
Eulogy, Herman Kooyman MSC
Eulogy, Herman Kooyman MSC With thanks to Malcolm Fyfe, photos John Kelliher and of Herman’s craft, epecially at Downlands College, to Anne McAtomney, Chevalier Institute My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord! This expression of Mary’s joy that we heard in today’s Gospel, will find an echo…
Thursday, 04 August 2022 21:19
Chevalier Family First Friday intention
Chevalier Family First Friday intention Each month a committee made up of members of the Chevalier Family, MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, Lay MSC choose a theme and send out a poster. A facet of Heart Spirituality.
Wednesday, 03 August 2022 22:33
Jules Chevalier met St John Vianney three weeks before the Cure died.
Jules Chevalier met St John Vianney three weeks before the Cure died. Perhaps we haven’t read Fr Chevalier’s memoir for some time. Here it is again on the feast of the Cure of Ars. Shortly after the door opened and the holy man appeared with his surplice over his arm.…
Tuesday, 02 August 2022 22:05
News of the MSC-SVD transition in the Tiwi Islands
News of the MSC-SVD transition in the Tiwi Islands Malcolm Fyfe MSC< Vicar General of Darwin Diocese, writes: FATHER VINCE CARROLL msc finishes up today at Wurrumiyanga and will return to Downlands College, Toowoomba tomorrow. The diocese is very grateful to Father Vince who at short notice agreed to go…
Monday, 01 August 2022 21:52
Some Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, August 2022
Some Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, August, 2022 See August 1st, 14th, 27th, 30th, Mother Marie Louise Hartzer 1 August, 1887 The first four FDNSC Sisters arrive at Yule Island, PNG. 3 August, 1899 First community of MSC Sisters is established in Hiltrup, Germany: two Sisters of Divine Providence…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 11:54
RIP. Herman Kooyman MSC
RIP. Herman Kooyman MSC Malcolm Fyfe has informed us that Herman passed away at 5:40 pm today (Saturday 30th July). He was still making the occasional phone call until a couple of days ago. Due to the increased pain that he was experiencing in the last two days, he was…
Friday, 29 July 2022 22:50
Michelle Vass, Gratitude, Tribute, Retiring Retreat Centre Director (2016-2022) St Mary’s Towers
Michelle Vass, Gratitude, Tribute, Retiring Retreat Centre Director (2016-2022) St Mary’s Towers Dominic Gleeson MSC, Celebration, July 23rd. The story of Michelle’s journey with St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, began at the turn of the Century. In the early 2000’s Michelle first visited the Towers with the intention to pray…
Thursday, 28 July 2022 23:08
Daramalan College Past Students. Achievements, Art, Sport, Student Activism
Daramalan College Past Students. Achievements, Art, Sport, Student Activism WHERE ARE THEY NOW – USA (UPDATE) Brenda Croft from 1981, currently a leading First Nations artist and scholar from the ANU, has been awarded the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University for the…
Wednesday, 27 July 2022 22:10
Vocations promotions in Sydney – our MSC students
Vocations promotions in Sydney – our MSC students Our MSC students are back after their study break from the Yarra Theological Union. They went to Sydney and spent time on Vocations Promotion in some parishes with Frank Dineen. Here are some photos of Trieu, Daniel and Hoa (who took many…
Tuesday, 26 July 2022 22:11
Francis and Canada’s First Nation peoples. Contrition, Confession, Reconciliation, Atonement… and a reminder to the Australian Church and preparation for the referendum.
Francis and Canada’s First Nation peoples. Contrition, Confession, Reconciliation, Atonement… and a reminder to the Australian Church and preparation for the referendum. One picture worth 1000 words, And we remember John Paul II's visit to Alice Springs, 1986
Monday, 25 July 2022 22:21
Campion College, new Resident Hall, in honour of Paul Stenhouse MSC
Campion College, new Resident Hall, in honour of Paul Stenhouse MSC While names like Magdalen College evoke the spires and cloisters of Oxford and the academic gowns passing to and fro, Australia’s first liberal Arts college is hoping the name Stenhouse Hall becomes synonymous with academic excellence in this country.…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 22:22
Downlands building, coming down, going up
Downlands building, coming down, going up Bob Irwin, who has been at Downlands this year while Vince Carroll is on Bathurst Island, sent these photos. The story with Downlands is that it is building new facilities as it prepares to begin taking in Prep to Year 3 in 2023 to…
Friday, 22 July 2022 23:12
Stories from around the MSC World
Stories from around the MSC World MSC Indonesia Ongoing Formation meeting. Chris Chaplin joined the group USA Mission Office Jim Miller wwrites: The USA MSC are now establishing our own Mission Office, which we will try to model on the Australian Office listed in this post. We are limiting…
Thursday, 21 July 2022 22:09
RIP, Jack Cantwell
RIP, Jack Cantwell We akcnowledge the deaths of men who have shared part of their lives with us Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Peter Hendriks writes: Jack Cantwell R.I.P: I received a message from Kerry Thomas, Jack’s nephew, informing us that Jack died peacefully last night. He was 92 years…
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:26
In praise of the elders, Tony Young MSC, 60 years ordained
In praise of the elders, Tony Young MSC, 60 years ordained Tony has spent the best part of 60 years of priestly ministry in PNG, especially in Nimowa and Eastern Papua. He established Hope Academy for online learning. We have featured the Academy over the years. But with covid these…
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 22:39
A PS to the Plenary Synod.
A PS to the Plenary Synod. (Acknowledging Columban Missionaries for the illustration) Many important decisions, as with First Nation issues and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Disappointment as to articulating women and men in the Church, equality and ministry. At the time, Pope Francis met with editors…
Monday, 18 July 2022 22:15
In praise of our elders (Sirach 44). Our MSC 60 years ordained group.
In praise of our elders (Sirach 44). Our MSC 60 years ordained group. Albert Chan, with Harry Chan OFM, already celebrating the 60 years. Celebrations like this are becoming more significant with our numbers in the province. Recent counting indicates that there are 46 members of the province 80…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 22:58
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart statue, OLSH Kensington
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart statue, OLSH Kensington Peter Henrdriks writes: Earlier I informed you of a request we received from Javier Trapero from Spain inquiring about the OLSH statue below. All the information came in from Sydney, Wadeye, Melbourne, Adelaide and Africa and we can say: o …
Friday, 15 July 2022 23:19
The Mission of the Australian MSC Mission Office.
The Mission of the Australian MSC Mission Office. Established by Adrian Meaney MSC with an ever-increasing overseas outreach, continuing with the present director, Roger Purcell MSC, Sean Donovan and his staff. Outreach to the Pacific, to Vietnam, to African countries and links with the Mission offices in the Philippines and…
Thursday, 14 July 2022 22:02
New book: Christ-figures: there on our screens. Peter Malone MSC
New book: Christ-figures: there on our screens. Peter Malone MSC How do we find Christ in films that are not directly about Jesus of Nazareth? This has been one of the recurring challenges to Peter Malone who has spent more than fifty years as a reviewer of films with a…
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 22:14
Leaving Bathurst Island- Wurruminyanga – 2022, Vince Carroll MSC.
Leaving Bathurst Island- Wurruminyanga – 2022, Vince Carroll MSC. Its been a great privilege for me to have worked for a few short months on B.I., following in the footsteps of some mighty MSC – such as + Gsell, McGrath, Pye, Howley and Fallon. Our first Australian and iconic mission!…
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 11:55
Managing a computerless day. How?
Managing a computerless day. How? And why do computers break down on weekends? Not functioning Sunday. Off to Business Works first thing Monday. Diagnosis? Prognosis? Booked into computer rehab. So, what to do on computerless days? No email, no checking sites, no Facebook (thwarting addiction to checking Like and Love…
Friday, 08 July 2022 23:09
Some photos from this last week.
Some photos from this last week. Chung recently arrived from Vietnam visits Sydney for the first time and is glimpsed promoting the Opera House. Delegates and members gathered for the Plenary meetings. Philippa Murphy OLSH, Vincent Long OFM Conv, Chris McPhee MSC, Gerard Brady CFC Table number 5. Provincial…
Thursday, 07 July 2022 22:18
RIP. Therese McNamara OLSH.
RIP. Therese McNamara OLSH. 9/10/1938 – 21/6/2022 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” These words from the Gospel of John were chosen by Terie for her Funeral Mass a few weeks ago. They speak of Terie’s absolute trust and deep faith in God. On…
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 22:19
Celebrating Blessed Peter to Rot and memories of Rabaul, mission, war.
Celebrating Blessed Peter to Rot and memories of Rabaul, mission, war. This famous portrait of Blessed Peter To Rot -Catechist and Martyr was painted by a talented Korean natural Artist in Naju, Gwangju City South Korea. He is talented because to paint the colour of the melanesian body skin he…
Tuesday, 05 July 2022 21:55
Acknowledging Frank Andersen MSC, 80
Acknowledging Frank Andersen MSC, 80 Frank Andersen MSC, a North Queenslander, turns 80 today. He made his first profession on February 26th 1961. During his seminary years, he taught at Daramalan College, Canberra, and continued there after his ordination in August 1968. He spent over ten years teaching in the…
Monday, 04 July 2022 21:57
An Invitation. Annual Gathering of Lay Chevalier Family
An Invitation. Annual Gathering of Lay Chevalier Family Spirituality of the Heart, Laudato Si and Uluru Statement from the Heart “TIME TO SEE, TIME TO CHOOSE, TIME TO ACT” An opportunity to explore the challenge of Laudato Si and Uluru Statement from the Heart through the lens of Spirituality of…
Sunday, 03 July 2022 22:07
This week: NAIDOC Week/ National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, Catholic Plenary Council Meeting.
This week: NAIDOC Week/ National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, Catholic Plenary Council Meeting. In the spirit of the Uluru Statement of the Heart and of a Synodal Australian Church. "Two apparently disparate events in coming days: the Catholic Plenary Council and NAIDOC Week. The weeks are moments in…
Friday, 01 July 2022 22:20
Jesus who loves with a human heart Nearest to the Father’s heart and makes him known.
Jesus who loves with a human heart Nearest to the Father’s heart and makes him known. What if we said that the feast of the Sacred Heart is the feast of Jesus who loves with a human heart, a feeling Jesus? It was intended to put this post on the…
