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Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:27
Beatification of the MSC martyrs of Guatemala April 23rd 2021
Beatification of the MSC martyrs of Guatemala April 23rd 2021 Prayer on the occasion of the beatification, from the General House In invitation to watch the ceremony on line. 23 April 2021 Celebration space: prepare a space with an image of the Blessed of Quiché, Father Jules Chevalier,…
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 22:14
For the record, Peter Hearn MSC arrives at Henley Beach, Parish Priest
For the record, Peter Hearn MSC arrives at Henley Beach, Parish Priest Peter Hearn has been ordained 45 years this year. He has had a full and varied ministry: teaching in colleges, ministry in the NT (and a Leuven doctorate on NT and Liturgy), Community Leader at Kensington Monastery, First…
Tuesday, 20 April 2021 22:14
Vince Carroll MSC, Walk for Parkinsons
Vince Carroll MSC, Walk for Parkinsons From 12th March to 11th April he walked 416.7km with only two rest days. To date he has raised $2065.00 with $500 coming from Downland’s boarders and staff. Donations are still being accepted for his walk, just click on this link undefined or…
Monday, 19 April 2021 22:13
RIP. Joe Burke
RIP. Joe Burke We received the sad news of our former MSC confrere, Joe Burke. Joe went to Japan after ordination in 1958, eventually becoming Superior – and having to deal with some difficult situations. Joe is survived by his wife, Erika, loving father of Amanda and Karen Morrison. Adored…
Sunday, 18 April 2021 22:18
Acknowledging Brian Taylor.
Acknowledging Brian Taylor. Brian with Provincial, Chris McPhee, in 2018. Congratulations to Brian Taylor who turns 85 today. Brian is from South Australia, born 1936. He made his profession on February 26th, 1955. His studies were at the Sacred Heart Monastery, Croydon, and he was ordained July 1st, 1961. The…
Friday, 16 April 2021 22:45
Easter 2020 was lockdown. Easter 2021 was unlocked. Melbourne Community
Easter 2020 was lockdown. Easter 2021 was unlocked. Melbourne Community Easter Vigil, St Thomas' Blackburn. Trieu MSC sings Frank Andersen's Exultet Easter Vigil back in the church And, afterwards at Cuskelly House, Tony Young and Gerry Burke visiting With Sue Richardson, Mary Andersen LCM (Russ' and Frank's sister).…
Thursday, 15 April 2021 22:14
Australian conscience: aboriginal deaths in custody. 30 years since the Royal Commission.
Australian conscience: aboriginal deaths in custody. 30 years since the Royal Commission. Our confrere in the past, Pat Dodson, now Senator, was a member of the Royal Commission and its findings in 1991. First Nations people continue to be one of the most incarcerated peoples on earth, with numbers…
Wednesday, 14 April 2021 22:33
Wadeye – and 80th anniversary, OLSH.
Wadeye – and 80th anniversary, OLSH. Should you be in the vicinity… Malcolm Fyfe writes: There will be a community day held at the old convent on Saturday the 17th of April from 11:00am - 1:00pm to commemorate the arrival of the Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart sisters first arriving…
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 22:14
Getting to know the MSC French African Union: UAF CHAPTER and a visit to Senegal
Getting to know the MSC French African Union: UAF CHAPTER and a visit to Senegal Andre Claessens, First General Councillor, Rome The chapter was held in Ngazobil with about 20 participants, on the edge of the small Senegalese coastline, which made it possible to find some coolness because of the…
Monday, 12 April 2021 22:30
RIP, Cardinal Edward Cassidy, lesser known Australian Cardinal, but eminent world Church diplomat – and a Randwick parish story.
RIP, Cardinal Edward Cassidy, lesser known Australian Cardinal, but eminent world Church diplomat – and a Randwick parish story. Cardinal Edward Cassidy died on Saturday in Newcastle at the age of 96. (From the CathNews announcement) He spent nearly 30 years serving as a Vatican diplomat in Asia, Europe,…
Monday, 12 April 2021 09:25
From Toowoomba to Kensington, from Downlands to the Chevalier Institute: Anne McAtomney
From Toowoomba to Kensington, from Downlands to the Chevalier Institute: Anne McAtomney From the recent MSC Magazine. Anne grew up in Brisbane and was educated by the Dominicans at both primary and secondary school level. She studied at the University of Queensland following school and studied to become a…
Friday, 09 April 2021 21:25
MSC World Statistics 2021
MSC World Statistics 2020-1 Direct from the new General Bulletin from Via Asmara. On 20th May 2020, we offered the statistics of 2019. (Can be found using the Search Engine on the Current News page, enterting Statistics 2019.
Thursday, 08 April 2021 21:30
New appointments at the General House.
New appointments at the General House. In case you have to get in contact with the Secretariat and with the Archivist... RICHARD SURESH is our new Assistant to the Secretariat and the General Administration On the 16th of November1980, a small baby boy was born to Jothi Ratchagadoss and…
Wednesday, 07 April 2021 22:32
MSC Magazine, New Edition, Autumn 2021
MSC Magazine, New Edition, Autumn 2021 Featuring the life of the Province 2020, life in Vietnam 2020, stories, reflections, and many photos. The print edition of the Magazine has been circulated. For copies and enquiries, contact Treand House, Executive Assistant: Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: (02) 9665 8999 The Magazine can be seen…
Tuesday, 06 April 2021 22:20
FRANCESCO: New documentary on Pope Francis, Discovery Channel
FRANCESCO: New documentary on Pope Francis, Discovery Channel This is the fifth major feature film focusing on Pope Francis. There was a 2015 Argentinian drama, Francisco, El Padre Jorge; there was the 2015 Italian drama, Call Me Francis; worldwide audiences watched The Two Popes, 2019, a fictionalised encounter between Francis,…
Monday, 05 April 2021 22:31
Alotau rascals' attack on John Sinou House.
Alotau rascals' attack on John Sinou House. Tony Young has sent this statement. It is a disturbing occurrence but Tony notes that there are great problems with young people in PNG, unemployment, lack of education opportunities, violence. Visitors to our site will remember Tony’s work with Hope Academy in…
Sunday, 04 April 2021 22:13
Easter Monday, holiday break – and some brain-teasing
Easter Monday, holiday break – and some brain-teasing ASTRONOMER : When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER DESPERATION : When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT THE EYES : When you rearrange the letters: THEY SEE GEORGE BUSH: When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE …
Friday, 02 April 2021 22:23
New Paintings, Paul McCormack MSC, Holy Week, Stations, Resurrection
New Paintings, Paul McCormack MSC, Holy Week, Stations, Resurrection Paul has been painting last year at Henley Beach. ______________________________________
Thursday, 01 April 2021 22:47
Good Friday, April First Friday, Beatification coming
Good Friday, April First Friday, Beatification coming Good Friday The Martyrs of Central America, Quiche, mirror the self-sacrifice of Jesus in laying down life for others. Beatification We are only a few weeks away for the beatification of the MSC Martyrs of Quiché, which will take…
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 22:36
SOME SIGNIFICANT APRIL DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2021
SOME SIGNIFICANT APRIL DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2021 Church of St Cyr, Issoudun, See April 7th April seems a northern hemisphere season for focusing on buildings and foundations – some Spring eagerness, perhaps 3 April, 1857 First meeting of the "Oeuvre des Campagnes" ("Work of the Countryside")…
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 22:28
MSC Lay Council, Vatican Response on Blessing Same-Sex Unions.
MSC Lay Council, Vatican Response on Blessing Same-Sex Unions. The communication that the Lay Council sent to the Tri-Generalate, MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, on the CDF statement. From the General Secretary, Alison McKenzie. Special Easter greetings to our dear friends. This email is to update you on our response as…
Monday, 29 March 2021 22:40
MSC Philippines, Happy News, Sad News, Good News
MSC Philippines, Happy News, Sad News Happy News Congratulations to our newly ordained MSC Priests! Featuring our media/Facebook confrere, Michael Angelo Acera Dacalos MSC. Sad News On this Solemnity of Saint Joseph, our dearly beloved confrere, Rev. Fr. Kees Swinkels, MSC has returned to our Father. He is 92…
Sunday, 28 March 2021 22:20
John Walker MSC, a creative ministry
John Walker MSC, a creative ministry John writes from Kensington Great news … I have returned to my Calvary roots, and my first love palliative care, but not as a nurse! I am engaged as a biographer; someone who sits with a person with a terminal illness over a period of time,…
Friday, 26 March 2021 22:45
Victoria - Tasmania Community, 2021 Who? Where?
Victoria - Tasmania Community, 2021 Who? Where? The second largest community in the Province: in Melbourne, in Hamilton, in Hobart, in Launceston, and online from Vietnam. BLACKBURN Cuskelly House Mark Hans, Formation Director, Heart of Life program, Spiritual Leaders Doan Nguyen Danh, Heart of Life program, Siloam, Spiritual Direction,…
Thursday, 25 March 2021 23:00
RIP, Sister Bernadette Koning OLSH
RIP, Sister Bernadette Koning OLSH Condolences in solidarity with our OLSH Sisters My Song will be for you forever you the music in my Heart. You, my love, my light my friend. You the way and path before me. You will lead and guide me home. These words from Bern’s…
Wednesday, 24 March 2021 22:34
Stories from around our MSC Colleges, Downlands, Chevalier, Monivae, Daramalan
Stories from around our MSC Colleges, Downlands, Chevalier, Monivae, Daramalan And not forgetting his one year at Daramalan doing his final secondary school year in2012! He's still hitting. From Monivae Congratulations Aaron Pederson (Class of 1988) on winning the peer judged AACTA Best Actor in a Series Award…
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 22:21
Doan Nguyen Danh MSC, A Grateful Year in the Tiwi Islands
Doan Nguyen Danh MSC, A Grateful Year in the Tiwi Islands The Australian province welcomes Danh to Melbourne after his year, 2020, in the Tiwi Islands. Danh made his profession on June 6th 2011 after his novitiate In the Philippines. He completed his studies in Vietnam, ordained July 27th…
Monday, 22 March 2021 22:09
Covid-19, a letter from the MSC Generalate.
Covid-19, a letter from the MSC Generalate. We have had a number of covid-19 infections and death around the congregation. At the moment, the Australian government is trying to assist PNG for vaccinations as infections rise. Over the weekend, there was news that the Philippines had the highest increase in…
Sunday, 21 March 2021 22:33
Harold Baker MSC, eulogy and tributes
Harold Baker MSC, eulogy and tributes Harold Baker was well esteemed by everyone. His friend and co-community confrere, Jim Littleton, offered this eulogy. Other tributes follow. Funeral photos courtesy of John Walker MSC. Harold Baker was born in November 1923, just over 97 years ago. He grew up in Rose…
Friday, 19 March 2021 22:23
Our MSC Brothers at St Joseph’s, Kensington
Our MSC Brothers at St Joseph’s, Kensington The celebration of the feast of St Joseph yesterday reminds us that 5 of our confreres live at St Joseph’s Home, on the OLSH grounds at Kensington. On Sundays and special occasions, they come to the Monastery - in the photo above, Bernie…
