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Thursday, 23 January 2025 09:08
Chris Murphy MSC, Requiem Mass and Burial
Chris Murphy MSC, Requiem Mass and Burial The Requiem Mass for Chris was celebrated at Our Lady of the Rosary, Kensington, where he served as parish priest. Burial at St Mary’s Towers, Family Community and visitors Fr Gerard McCormick MSC, Community Leader, officiating at the graveside Those attending included…
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 15:21
From MSC Chapel to Sacred Heart Parish Church, Croydon.
From MSC Chapel to Sacred Heart Parish Church, Croydon. With thanks to Clive Mc Arthur for sending these photos taken during the building of the Church in 2000. The last MSC students at Croydon moved at the beginning of 1986 to Drummoyne, Navarre House. The Monastery was sold to the…
Monday, 20 January 2025 13:14
January 21st 2025, A Pause for Thought, US Presidential Inauguration and…
January 21st 2025, A Pause for Thought, US Presidential Inauguration and… January 21st will see the inauguration of Donald Trump for his second term as US President. What is it going to mean for America? What is it going to mean for the rest of the world? War/Peace? Human dignity…
Saturday, 18 January 2025 22:34
RIP, Chris Murphy MSC
RIP, Chris Murphy MSC We received the sad news today that Fr. Chris Murphy MSC, passed away this morning at St Joseph's Aged Care, Kensington (NSW). We thank the staff of St Joseph's who cared for Chris, especially as his health deteriorated in recent days. Chris' first appointment was to the…
Friday, 17 January 2025 23:33
Congratulations, Tamati Alefosio Sefo MSC, New Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands.
Congratulations, Tamati Alefosio Sefo MSC, New Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands. The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic prefecture of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, presented by the Reverend Fr. Ariel A. Galido, M.S.C. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr.…
Thursday, 16 January 2025 21:53
Vietnam MSC Ordinations on Saturday
Vietnam MSC Ordinations on Saturday Please pray for our brothers in Vietnam who will be ordained this Saturday, 18 January 2025. Thanh Van LE and Vu Thanh NGUYEN will be ordained to the diaconate. Deacon Thanh Vu NGUYEN will be ordained to the presbyterate; he will be the first MSC…
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 22:41
MSC Worldwide, new foundation in Nairobi, Kenya.
MSC Worldwide, new foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. Report by Peter Antony MSC The humble inception of the Missionaries of the Sacred Herat in Nairobi Kenya began in 16th July 2023. After a little bit of wandering experience now we are settled at a place called Karen. Ka- ren is well…
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 11:31
Acknowledging John Kelliher MSC, 75
Acknowledging John Kelliher MSC, 75 John Kelliher is from Sydney and celebrates his 75th birthday on January 15th. He made his first profession on December 4th 1971, studied at the Sacred Heart Monasteries, Canberra and Croydon, his Bachelor Theology at the Yarra Theological Union, and ordained on August 21st 1976.…
Sunday, 12 January 2025 23:08
Blessed and Gifted Retreat, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park.
Blessed and Gifted Retreat, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park. Participants in this, the third retreat for the Province. The first was in Melbourne, the second at Kensington Monastery. The retreat team leader for all the retreats is Chris Chaplin MSC from the General Leadership. The team for this retreat, Sister…
Friday, 10 January 2025 22:26
Revisiting Croydon Monastery and its MSC memories – and some photos
Revisiting Croydon Monastery and its MSC memories – and some photos Last week our student, Hoa, asked me about visiting Croydon to get some sense of the Province’s past and formation there. It was a beautiful day and the building still looks good. It is now Sacred Heart Parish and…
Thursday, 09 January 2025 19:40
A Seminary in Post Vatican II times… St Paul’s, Terry Herbert MSC remembers
A Seminary in Post Vatican II times… St Paul’s, Terry Herbert MSC remembers The year - 2021 was an historic one for our Australian Church - 50 years ago on 21 August 1971, the first ten students were ordained from St Paul’s National Seminary for late vocations, Kensington (Sydney).…
Wednesday, 08 January 2025 13:39
To watch Conclave?
To watch Conclave? CONCLAVE, 120 minutes, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, directed by Edward Berger. Many audiences will be eager to see Conclave because they have read Robert Harris’ exciting novel, the story of the death of the Pope, the gathering the Cardinals, the details required by Vatican…
Tuesday, 07 January 2025 11:49
MSC Around the world, Brazzaville, Congo, Novitiate
MSC Around the world, Brazzaville, Congo, Novitiate With a New Year’s greeting from Jonas Mouchu Hassan MSC who studied in Sydney in 2017 – and who visited the NT and Wadeye while in Australia. With the aim of perpetuating the legacy of Father Jules Chevalier, a few have been…
Sunday, 05 January 2025 21:05
MSC Japan together
MSC Japan together When Fr. Chris Chaplin, MSC, one of the MSC General Leadership Team, arrived at our MSC convent in Nagoya on Satur- day, November 16, 2024, I was offering Mass at Sabae Catholic Church, one of three churches of Fukui Parish. The following day, Sunday, November 17, Fr.…
Friday, 03 January 2025 21:08
Some Significant January Days for the Chevalier Family 2025
Some Significant January Days for the Chevalier Family 2025 NOTE: The photos for this month are all of MSC cofreres or mission connections. January has been a month of great mission foundations and activity, 1 January 1849 Charles Piperon enters the major seminary of Bourges. 1 January,…
Friday, 03 January 2025 08:55
The Chevalier Family Justice Poster for January 2025 First Friday.
The Chevalier Family Justice Poster for January 2025 First Friday. And a poster applying this vision from James Martin SJ
Wednesday, 01 January 2025 22:19
New year new responsibilities
New year new responsibilities Today several MSC confreres take up new roles and responsibilities. Kimi Vunivesilevu at Treand House, Province Secretary Peter Hendrix moving to Melbourne as Director of the Heart of Life Centre Gerard McCormick moving to St Mary’s Towers as community leader John Mulrooney…
Wednesday, 01 January 2025 10:08
Welcome to 2025.
Welcome to 2025 Every blessing for the New Year - and for the rest of the year! 2025 is also a Jubille Year for the universal Church. A way of focusing on 2025 for us as MSC and for our visitors to our site and Facebook page is to look…
Tuesday, 24 December 2024 23:07
Christmas greetings and blessings.
Christmas greetings and blessings. With thanks to the Laity of the Chevalier Family for sharing their card. Thanks to the visitors to our site and Facebook page. We will return on January 1st 2025. As Heart people, let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart,…
Sunday, 22 December 2024 22:43
Some Province Diary Photos
Some Province Diary Photos Stephen Hackett with Daramalan Principal, Rachel Francis-Davies Our students venturing into media studies Claude Mostowik, Justice issues Vietnam, 8th December, Hoang and group And Bob Irwin at home in Vietnam but at present home in Sydney
Saturday, 21 December 2024 09:07
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family 1 December, 1862 In a letter to Father Leblanc SJ, Father Chevalier starts a first round of discussions regarding the nature of his Society. 1 December, 1911 Canonical erection of the first MSC house founded by the German Fathers in the…
Friday, 20 December 2024 08:57
MSC world activities
MSC world activities Europe Japan Korea
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 22:47
Issoudun Basilica: In memory of people who are victims of an MSC.
Issoudun Basilica: In memory of people who are victims of an MSC. Recently we posted a news item about the French Province acknowledging MSC abuse of children. Here is an explanation of the artwork in the Basilica in Issoudun. On the occasion of the Provincial Assembly, we…
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 11:47
New book of Scripture and Prayer Reflections, 10 Minutes More, Peter Malone MSC
New book of Scripture and Prayer Reflections, 10 Minutes More, Peter Malone MSC 10 Minutes More is the sequel to the author’s previous book 10 Minutes. As in the first volume, we are again invited to take 10 minutes to read a chapter in the book. The chapter will introduce…
Sunday, 15 December 2024 22:14
The first Gifted and Blessed Province retreat – 4 more to come
The first Gifted and Blessed Province retreat – 4 more to come Photos, thanks to Kimi and Peter Hendriks A beautiful sunny, pleasantly warm week at the Holy Name Retreat Centre, Anglican Sisters, at Cheltenham, in the middle of Melbourne suburbia, but beautiful parklike grounds for silence, reflection and walking.…
Saturday, 14 December 2024 19:35
Pacific Islands Province, Professions and Foundation Day.
Pacific Islands Province, Professions and Foundation Day. Today, Bro. Tadeo Camaitoga, MSC renewed his religious profession as a Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Bro Tadeo is a member of MSC Pacific Islands Province. He is in the Philipines for pastoral exposure at the MSC Cepagco and MSC Center…
Friday, 13 December 2024 13:36
Celebrating 170 years of MSC spirit – part 2 of Abzalon’s letter
Celebrating 170 years of MSC spirit – part 2 of Abzalon’s letter Mozambique With great hope, we can say that we have 1560 reasons to celebrate these 170 years – the approximate number of MSC confreres worldwide. For us MSC, there should be no room for discouragement, even though we…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 07:22
Terry Bowman MSC, Mass and Burial
Terry Bowman MSC, Mass and Burial With thanks to Bob Irwin for text, John Walker for photos. In the early afternoon of Sunday 24th of November 2024, our beloved Terry Bowman MSC went for a walk, or as the author of the book of Genesis would put it (chapter 5):…
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 07:07
Mary, new biblical film, Netflix
Mary, new biblical film, Netflix Many Catholics were looking forward to this film. Here is a review and and the suggestion for an online assessment by Fr Edward Looney, Green Bay diocese, theologian and Marian scholar. Link at the end of this review. Noa Cohen is Mary, Anthony Hopkins…
Tuesday, 10 December 2024 08:20
Acknowledging Terry Herbert MSC, 85
Acknowledging Terry Herbert MSC, 85 Terry celebrated his 85th birthday at Kensington on December 4th. Bowral. Terry has spent a great deal of his lie growing up there, education with the OLSH Sisters at St Thomas Aquinas, at Chevalier as a student, at Chevalier on the staff (for 38 years).…
