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Tuesday, 20 July 2021 22:17
ACU Chancellor, Justice Martin Daubney (past student of Downlands College)
ACU Chancellor, Justice Martin Daubney (past student of Downlands College) After leaving Downlands, Martin Daubney studied for two years in the MSC Pre-novitiate program at Croydon, then pursued legal studies and… His appointment was announced by Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the Australian Bishops Conference. Justice Daubney is well known…
Monday, 19 July 2021 22:17
Repairs at Via Asmara, MSC General House
Repairs at Via Asmara, MSC General House Former Provincial, Tim Brennan MSC, now the go-to person for Professional Standards issues, lives at the General House. He sent these photos for a quiet day on the website. With Victoria and New South Wales locked down because of the Delta Variant, today…
Sunday, 18 July 2021 22:33
Tiwi Islanders, Japanese pilots, 1942
Tiwi Islanders, Japanese pilots, 1942 A Moving Story of Australian-Japanese kindness during WWII. Phillip Hoy, former MSC confrere, relays an event that took place at the time of the bombing of Darwin. One of the bombers limped to Bathurst Island and then crashed. A Tiwi man was sent to…
Friday, 16 July 2021 23:10
Some Midwinter warmth and cheer
Some Midwinter warmth and cheer Today, in the southern hemisphere, it is midwinter - halfway day between June 1st and September 1st. And Sydney and Melbourne (and regional areas) are in strong lockdown. Jokes can be heartwarming for cold seasons - although puns might cause heat for those who boil…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:15
New Book on MSC Mission in PNG, Roger Purcell MSC
New Book on MSC Mission in PNG, Roger Purcell MSC Roger and the MSC Mission Office has published a collection of stories, A BRANCH OF THE MUSTARD TREE, The Catholic Church in Port Moresby and Boregeina, Rigo, PNG. The Child and the Grandchild. All enquiries to the Mission Office. …
Wednesday, 14 July 2021 22:26
Cor Vitae, MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, Manila - update
Cor Vitae, MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, Manila - update From Chris Chaplin, General Bulletin. The Cor Vitae Team based in Manila, Philippines has been seeking ways to continue its work in the APIA region in ongoing formation with our three congregations belonging to the Chevalier family, at a time when…
Tuesday, 13 July 2021 22:33
A warm eulogy for Bill Cunningham MSC, family, community, mission in Eastern Papua
A warm eulogy for Bill Cunningham MSC, family, community, mission in Eastern Papua Written by Bill’s niece Jennifer Marchant from the family. (With the Sydney lockdown, the funeral was delayed – and fewer numbers able to be present. The Memories and Mass can be found on Youtube and the Province…
Tuesday, 13 July 2021 15:44
An Open Letter from the Provincial of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart - Australia
An Open Letter from the Provincial of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart - Australia An Open Letter from the Provincial of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart - Australia 13 July 2021 Today Anthony Caruana was found guilty of sexual assault committed during the 1980s. On behalf…
Monday, 12 July 2021 22:25
A good covid ministry story, MSC Dublin
A good covid ministry story, MSC Dublin Bro Giacomo Gelardi MSC writes on ministering through the COVID-19 pandemic in Killinarden, where long-standing issues such as alcoholism, drug addiction, violence, and abuse have been exacerbated by the past 16 months of lockdowns and regulations. I have been in pastoral placement…
Sunday, 11 July 2021 22:13
Khoi Nguyen MSC: Ongoing Formation Program
Khoi Nguyen MSC: Ongoing Formation Program Report on the Sexuality Program 4-10 July 2021 – Ongoing human development Thanks to Trieu Nguyen for photos This sexuality program was initiated by Chris McPhee in 2020 as he saw this aspect needing attention and focus, especially for our young men who are…
Friday, 09 July 2021 22:39
From the Filipino MSC Province
From the Filipino MSC Province 5 stories. Our posting last Tuesday on the death for former Filipino MSC, Rustico Tan, has had almost 300 visitors. One confrere noted that he retained his spirit of justice from his MSC days. A story from the Vocations Facebook: Frt. Gerwin professed as MSC…
Thursday, 08 July 2021 22:18
MSC Safeguarding and Professional Standards Policy
MSC Safeguarding and Professional Standards Policy Peter Hendriks MSC, Deputy Provincial writes: The Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited (ACSL) which absorbed the Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) was formed as a result of the Royal Commission to, amongst other duties, develop National Catholic Safeguarding Standards. A publicly visible Commitment Statement…
Wednesday, 07 July 2021 22:22
Rest in Peace, Annette Marskell, OLSH Parishioner, Randwick
Rest in Peace, Annette Marskell, OLSH Parishioner, Randwick Peter Hendriks writes: Annette Marskell OAM, an active parishioner of OLSH Randwick since 1967. She was a generous supporter of the Parish in so many ways and she had an extraordinary life. She was buried this week. A tribute from the OLSH…
Tuesday, 06 July 2021 22:28
A Bob Irwin MSC headline – bilocation? Trilocation? More?
A Bob Irwin MSC headline – bilocation? Trilocation? More? In collecting photos from our colleges for our files, we found photos of the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart – at Downlands, at Chevalier, at Monivae, at Daramalan. Downlands And the common denominator: Bob Irwin. Chevalier There is…
Monday, 05 July 2021 22:21
Rest in Peace, Rustico Tan.
Rest in Peace, Rustico Tan. Over the last decades, many MSC confreres have chosen to leave the congregation, starting a new life. Sometimes, we are in touch. More often, we lose touch. When those who have shared years of lives die, it is an opportunity to remember them and their…
Sunday, 04 July 2021 23:16
Some significant July days for the Chevalier Family 2021
Some significant July days for the Chevalier Family 2021 July sees the feast of Blessed Peter To Rot. July also seems to have been a mission establishing month: MSC in Yule Island, PNG; MSC in Bangalore, India; MSC in Canada; MSC Sisters in Peru. It is also a month of…
Friday, 02 July 2021 23:40
Chevalier College, celebrating 75 years, 1946-1971.
Chevalier College, celebrating 75 years, 1946-1971. A photo of the Sacred Heart Statue that has stood at the original entrance to the school for the last 75 years. It stood there overlooking new arrivals as they were greeted by MSC at the main entrance to the old Riversdale House. …
Thursday, 01 July 2021 22:09
First Friday of July. A Heart ready.
First Friday of July. A Heart ready. From the letter of the general Council, December 8, 2020, An Open Heart for a Time of Lockdown: Either we make this time of suffering a time of learning or we will continue in the same way. From the great trials of humanity…
Wednesday, 30 June 2021 22:23
NATSICC award to Leo Wearden MSC
NATSICC award to Leo Wearden MSC Letter from Malcolm Fyfe MSC, Vicar General of the Diocese of Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Celebrations (4 July), I write to remind you that this Sunday is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. You can easily access a wealth of resources…
Tuesday, 29 June 2021 22:29
Congratulations: 60 years ordained
Congratulations: 60 years ordained The ordination group of 1961 has its 60th anniversary of ordination. Adrian Meaney and Kevin Barr have died. Brian Taylor celebrates in Japan, Russell Andersen in Eastern Papua, Paul Castley in Kew, covid preventing him joining Patrick Sharpe and Michael Fallon at Kensington. This photo shows…
Monday, 28 June 2021 22:18
The evangelising power of Christian art - Stephen Hackett MSC
The evangelising power of Christian art - Stephen Hackett MSC Jesus said nothing about art. He did, however, speak using images that were at once familiar enough to be grasped and yet evocative enough to provide a glimpse of the mystery about which he was speaking – God, the Kingdom,…
Sunday, 27 June 2021 22:21
Congratulations, Trieu Nguyen MSC, Graduate, English as a second language
Congratulations, Trieu Nguyen MSC, Graduate, English as a second language Trieu is now a distinguished graduate of the English as a Second Language for Pastoral Ministry School at the Yarra Theological Union. Trieu studied there in his pre-novitiate year, 2019. Trieu will begin his theological studies at YTU next semester, joining…
Friday, 25 June 2021 23:51
Midwinter visit to some MSC Parishes – a variety of activities
Midwinter visit to some MSC Parishes – a variety of activities Peter Anthony at North Randwick John Kelliher at St Paul’s Nightcliff Terry Bowman, Kensington, with OLSH Provincial, Philippa Murphy. Ecumenism at Kippax, Anglican Mark Short, Catholic Christopher Prowse Come to Moonah, St Therese. Participating from the Crying Room at…
Thursday, 24 June 2021 17:40
Rest in Peace, Bishop Paul Mea MSC, Tarawa and Nauru
Rest in Peace, Bishop Paul Mea MSC, Tarawa and Nauru Shared from the Province of the Pacific Islands· The first native and MSC Bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru Bishop Paul Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea passed away at 5am this morning Thursday 24th June, Solemnity Feast of the…
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 22:09
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, END OF PART I
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, END OF PART I We have completed the first part of the MSC General Conference. These are held every two years in between General Chapters. The last one, two years ago, was in South Korea. This year was to be held in Brazil but we had to…
Tuesday, 22 June 2021 22:23
An enjoyable anecdote: Fr Paddy Moloney MSC and the inspiration for The Old Mass Shandrydan
An enjoyable anecdote: Fr Paddy Moloney MSC and the inspiration for The Old Mass Shandrydan Recently, we highlighted the 60th Anniversary of his death and his pioneer mission work in Central Australia with aboriginal people. Perhaps our international visitors to our site do not know of the famous book of…
Monday, 21 June 2021 22:18
Joan Warhurst, AM, Queen’s Honours, work for MSC Education
Joan Warhurst, AM, Queen’s Honours, work for MSC Education Joan Warhurst, AM. Also notes on three religious who receive Honours and may be known to MSC. Attached is the citation from the Honours website. Joan has been a Board member of Daramalan College and from 2013 – 2021…
Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:23
Some unexpected updates from our Deputy.
Some unexpected updates from our Deputy. Terry Naughton msc celebrated 55 years of Ordination yesterday. Congratulations Terry. When he was asked to sum up the past 55 years in one sentence! He referred to all the great MSC’s with whom he has lived and worked. As for some advice for…
Saturday, 19 June 2021 18:09
Rest in Peace, Fr William (Bill) Cunningham MSC
Rest in Peace, Fr William (Bill) Cunningham MSC Peter Hendriks writes: 'Stephen Dives called this morning to say that Bill Cunningham died last night. While it was unexpected the staff at St Joseph’s said it was very peaceful. Stephen and other members of the Sacred Heart Monastery community are on…
Friday, 18 June 2021 23:17
Great celebration day, St Mary’s Towers, Jubilees
Great celebration day, St Mary’s Towers, Jubilees On Saturday June 12th there was a combined celebration (which sounds too light – better something anza in it, bonanza, extravaganza!). 50 years ordained: Len Helm, Arthur Stidwell, Ed Travers, Terry Herbert. 25 years ordained: Dominic Gleeson 60 years professed: Pauline Compton 25…
