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Thursday, 10 February 2022 22:32
Acknowledging Pat Power, retired auxiliary bishop, Canberra, 80.
Acknowledging Pat Power, retired auxiliary bishop, Canberra, 80. Pat Power is a Chevalier College Old Boy, friend of the MSC, especially in Canberra. He turns 80, 11th February. From the Wikipedia entry: Patrick Power grew up in Queanbeyan and was educated at St Christopher's School and St Edmund's College in…
Wednesday, 09 February 2022 22:29
Never too late. Bob Irwin and Roy O’Neill are still graduating: MSC Ongoing Formation Facilitator’s Training.
Never too late. Bob Irwin and Roy O’Neill are still graduating: MSC Ongoing Formation Facilitator’s Training. Bob writes: This is a first! Roy O’Neill and I and another 7 or so MSC around the world. Whilst I was at MONIVAE last year and a member of the Melbourne community! I…
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 22:13
RIP, 2 OLSH Sisters, Eileen van der Lee and Pauline Pitman.
RIP, 2 OLSH Sisters, Eileen van der Lee and Pauline Pitman. Our condolences to the Sisters, the 3rd and 4th deaths this year. Reading the Eulogies, we discover the talents and ministries – and get a strong sense of what it was like in PNG and the NT ‘in…
Monday, 07 February 2022 22:15
Some stories about Monivae Collegians
Some stories about Monivae Collegians Congratulations to Julie Weber-O'Bryan who recently won an award in the Northern Territory Human Rights Awards. Julie was the Monivae boarding house mistress through the 1980s and much loved by students from that era. Julie married John O'Bryan former MSC and Monivae teacher and boarding…
Sunday, 06 February 2022 22:32
Condolences to the Philippines Province, Fr Ad van Hest MSC, RIP.
Condolences to the Philippines Province, Fr Ad van Hest MSC, RIP. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Philippine Province mourns the passing of our confrere, Fr. Adrianus van Hest, MSC, and prays for his eternal repose in the Heart of our Lord. Fr. Ad was born on January 19, 1941…
Friday, 04 February 2022 21:25
Omicron strikes. Chevalier College 75 years, delayed reunion, celebration, then cancelled. Regrets.
Omicron strikes. Chevalier College 75 years, delayed reunion, celebration, then cancelled. Regrets. The intention was to post the following on the occasion of the celebration. We now post it as a memento of Chevalier College and its 75 years. Photos from the 2021 celebration, Feast of the Sacred Heart (with…
Thursday, 03 February 2022 22:10
First Friday, February 2022,
First Friday, February 2022, The Chevalier Family Justice has sent this poster and theme for this month. Here is the full poster with theme, prayer and action.
Wednesday, 02 February 2022 22:42
Acknowledging Philip Malone MSC, 80
Acknowledging Philip Malone MSC, 80 Philip celebrates his 80th birthday in the Kew Community on February 3rd. He made his first profession on February 26th 1960, did his studies at the Sacred Heart Monastery, Canberra, ANU, and Croydon, ordained in Sydney on July 16th 1966. He taught for many…
Tuesday, 01 February 2022 22:14
January 2022 Professions in Vietnam
January 2022 Professions in Vietnam Hoàng brings us the good news that last Saturday week four MSC made their final profession, and two men were accepted as candidates into the pre-novitiate formation program. Providentially, despite covid, some isolation our website photographer, Trieu, was able to get a ticket and…
Monday, 31 January 2022 22:08
Some Significant February Days for the Chevalier Family 2022
Some Significant February Days for the Chevalier Family 2022 2 February, 1892 The title of Saint Joseph "Friend of the Sacred Heart" is changed to "Saint Joseph, patron and model of those of love the Sacred Heart". 5 February, 1900 Canonical Erection of the Congregation of MSC Sisters and approbation…
Sunday, 30 January 2022 22:43
Naughton House, a Novitiate House, Blessing
Naughton House, a Novitiate House, Blessing Members of the Melbourne Community gathered at 71 Central Rd Blackburn (which has served in recent years for student residence). The occasion was the Blessing of the house (which belongs to the parish) as a Novitiate House. Chris McPhee blessed the house, assisted by…
Friday, 28 January 2022 22:33
Daramalan College, 60 years, 1962-2022
Daramalan College, 60 years, 1962-2022 Daramalan College was founded in 1962 in the suburb of Dickson in the Australian Capital Territory by the Priests and Brothers of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC). Initial enrolments comprised 240 boys in Grades 5 & 6 and Form 1. The name “Daramalan”…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 22:18
Hubert Linckens MSC, 2022, centenary of his death.
Hubert Linckens MSC, 2022, centenary of his death. January 29th 1861 is his birth date, 5th October 2022 his death. There will be more during the year for the MSC Sisters. Our Founder Father Hubert Linckens, a Missionary of the Sacred Heart was entrusted with the task of beginning…
Wednesday, 26 January 2022 22:06
Australian Catholics/ Jesuit Communications Annual Film Award
Australian Catholics/ Jesuit Communications Annual Film Award This award to an Australian film was instituted in 1979 by OCIC (International Catholic Organization for Cinema) Australia. Until 2020, it was awarded by the Bishops Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. In August 2020, the Bishops closed this office. The reviews continue…
Tuesday, 25 January 2022 22:19
Australia Day – through Miriam Rose Ungenmerr, Daly River, Nauiyu
Australia Day – through Miriam Rose Ungenmerr, Daly River, Nauiyu During her acceptance speech as Senior Australian of the year 2021, Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann emphasised the critical significance of connecting the cultural groups of Australia. "We learned to speak your English fluently, walked on a one-way street to learn the…
Monday, 24 January 2022 22:16
Some recent appointments and some Asian travel to family
Some recent appointments and some Asian travel to family Krish Mathavan, parish priest of Moonah-Lutana, is in Singapore, able to visit family after more than two years. Thang Nhu Nguyen, Coogee-based, is to work two days a week at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Pat Mara has been appointed…
Sunday, 23 January 2022 22:49
NT Ministry memories: Patricia Mary O'Brien, 01.09.43 - 01.17.22 RIP
NT Ministry memories: Patricia Mary O'Brien, 01.09.43 - 01.17.22 RIP Malcolm Fyfe MSC, Vicar General of Darwin, writes: I have known Pat and Tony since the start of 1978 when I first came to Darwin. They had come a year earlier as Lay-Missionaries to Bathurst Island with their 3…
Friday, 21 January 2022 22:23
The Australian Province, 2022, Who and where?
The Australian Province, 2022, Who and where? In coming weeks, we will post information on who is in each community and/or ministry. We begin with St Joseph’s Home, Kensington, shared with the OLSH Sisters on their property. Three of our confreres, Albert Yelds, Reg Pritchard, Jos Beelen are our seniors,…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 22:11
Acknowledging Brian Gallagher MSC, 85.
Acknowledging Brian Gallagher MSC, 85 January 21st, congratulations to Brian Gallagher at 85. Brian was a late vocation in those past days (over 20) and had studied for a Masters of Science (his first msc!). He made his profession on May 7th 1962, so 60 years professed this year. He…
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 22:17
RIP: Sr Margaret Sullivan fdnsc (5.4.1932 - 9.1.2022)
RIP: Sr Margaret Sullivan fdnsc (5.4.1932 - 9.1.2022) Sympathy to our OLSH Sisters. Margaret with her Dominican sister, Denise. Eulogy: We heard these words from the Gospel of Luke on the Feast of John the Baptist, Sunday 9th January, the day our much-loved Sister, Margaret, beloved of God came face…
Tuesday, 18 January 2022 21:58
A farewell and thanks to Brett Adamson, Chevalier Institute.
A farewell and thanks to Brett Adamson, Chevalier Institute. This post was planned for January 14th, but we found ourselves disconnected from the Internet – and took a while to find the solution. So, here we are at last with this post. Today Brett Adamson is beginning a new life. …
Monday, 17 January 2022 21:53
Some MSC international stories, from Peru to Cameroun, with some detours to Fiji/US and the past in Vietnam.
Some MSC international stories, from Peru to Cameroun, with some detours to Fiji/US and the past in Vietnam. Union Andina After a long way of discernment with the confreres of Peru, the new Andean Union was erected on 06 January. We thank all the missionaries of the Sacred Heart…
Sunday, 16 January 2022 22:18
RIP: Sister Maria Regina fdnsc (8.10.1932 - 2.1.2022)
RIP: Sister Maria Regina fdnsc (8.10.1932 - 2.1.2022) Sympathy to our OLSH Sisters Eulogy: As we were moving towards the close of the beautiful Feast of the Epiphany, our much-loved Sister Maria Regina was blessed with her longed-for epiphany, the vision of God, face-to-face. At approximately 9.00pm on Sunday, 2…
Saturday, 15 January 2022 10:11
MSC Publishing and Media Report 2021 for the General Administration, Analecta.
MSC Publishing and Media Report 2021 for the General Administration, Analecta. Apologies – we have been disconnected from the Internet since Thursday evening. The tradition has been to name the books and further publications of the province. However, worldwide readership of books has been diminishing, greater reliance on social media.…
Wednesday, 12 January 2022 22:47
Congratulations, January 14th, Frank Dineen MSC and Bill Brady MSC. Golden Jubilee of Profession.
Congratulations, January 14th, Frank Dineen MSC and Bill Brady MSC. Golden Jubilee of Profession. Frank and Bill were ‘late vocations’ of the late 1960s, men who had worked before joining the MSC, and aged over 25. They began their studies and St Paul’s National Seminary, made their novitiate at Sacred…
Tuesday, 11 January 2022 22:09
In Memoriam, Clare Reilly, Marie Wearden A tribute to Mothers.
In Memoriam, Clare Reilly, Marie Wearden A tribute to Mothers. Leo Wearden celebrated his mother’s (Marie) funeral mass on 31st Dec and spoke so eloquently of her and her faith. He chose the readings for the Christmas season which were very uplifting. His brother in Perth who couldn’t be there…
Monday, 10 January 2022 22:46
Congratulations, John Walker MSC and Tan Nguyen MSC, Silver Jubilees, Profession
Congratulations, John Walker MSC and Tan Nguyen MSC, Silver Jubilees, Profession John and Tan made their novitiate with Frank Dinneen. After their profession, they moved to Navarre House, Drummoyne, for theological studies at the Catholic Institute of Sydney. John has done nursing training, especially in Canberra, where he lived for…
Sunday, 09 January 2022 22:48
Daughters of Mary Immaculate, PNG, founded by Archbishop Louis Couppe MSC, a World War II 80th anniversary.
Daughters of Mary Immaculate, PNG, founded by Archbishop Louis Couppe MSC, a World War II 80th anniversary. When the Japanese invaded Rabaul on New Britain in January 1942, a group of 45 F.M.I. Sisters refused to give up their faith. Instead, they risked their lives to help save hundreds of…
Friday, 07 January 2022 22:15
2021: The Year That Was (and often wasn’t).
2021: The Year That Was (and often wasn’t). Annual Report from the Australian Province for the MSC General Administration, Analecta. Coronavirus The key word for both 2020 and 2021 has been Coronavirus. And, this in its Covid-19 variants, especially Delta and its severity and spread in 2021, with Omicron emerging…
Thursday, 06 January 2022 23:16
First Friday, Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, a culture of Encounter
First Friday, Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, a culture of Encounter The Chevalier Family poster And encouragement from Pope Francis
