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Thursday, 07 January 2021 22:22
January 10th, 2021. Centenary of the death of Eileen O’Connor, foundress of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor.
January 10th, 2021. Centenary of the death of Eileen O’Connor, foundress of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor. We join the Sisters in celebrating, remembering the life of Eileen O’Connor, her commitment and work. As Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, we also celebrate her collaboration with Fr Ted McGrath MSC.…
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 22:17
A Peter Hendriks MSC Story, Our New MSC Deputy Provincial
A Peter Hendriks MSC Story, Our New MSC Deputy Provincial This is a brief interview with Peter Hendriks from The Catholic Weekly. At the time of this interview his ministry was Vocation work. Since this interview back in 2015 Peter was transferred from Monivae College to being parish priest of…
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 22:17
MSC Magazine, To be on earth the Heart of God, Summer 2020
MSC Magazine, Be on earth the Heart of God, Summer 2020 You’re right, that isn’t a photo of the cover of the Magazine (in fact, photo below; it is accessible on the Home Page of the site and under ‘Current News’ or link here; hard copies from Treand House, 1a…
Monday, 04 January 2021 22:25
A letter from Joe Ensing MSC, Eastern Papua
A letter from Joe Ensing MSC, Eastern Papua [We received this letter from the now ‘Deputy Emeritus’, Steve Dives, who is now involved full-time as Community Leader of the Kensington Campus, the Monastery, Chevalier Resource Centre, St Joseph’s.] This is a standard letter to take the opportunity of…
Sunday, 03 January 2021 22:24
Some significant January days for the Chevalier Family, 2021
Some significant January days for the Chevalier Family, 2021 MSC Pioneers: Archbishop Andre Navarre MSC, January 16th Archbishop Louis Couppe MSC, See January 15th and January 31st Fr Hubert Linckens MSC, January 29th 1 January, Motherhood of God 6.January,: Feast of the Epiphany - one of Chevalier's favourite…
Friday, 01 January 2021 22:25
Some New Year Cheer
Some New Year Cheer This list of humour was sent by Chris Chaplin from the General House in Rome (and his email address refers to Consigliere Generale Terzo – which those of us who know The Godfather would associate with advisers to the Mafia heads!). Italy is in heavy lockdown…
Thursday, 31 December 2020 22:14
January 1st, 2021. New Year Blessings.
January 1st. 2021. New Year Blessings. The liturgy for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of Jesus, begins with the Blessing from the Book of Numbers. Paul to the Galatians reveals that God sent Jesus as his blessing – and we are all heirs of that Blessing. May this be the…
Monday, 28 December 2020 08:34
RIP, Kevin Guthrie MSC
RIP, Kevin Guthrie MSC Steve Dives writes: It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of our dear Brother Kevin Guthrie msc. Kevin died peacefully this morning at Sacred Heart Hospice Darlinghurst at 5.30am after his struggle with cancer. He deteriorated rapidly in the last few…
Thursday, 24 December 2020 22:12
Christmas greetings and blessings for our visitors.
Christmas greetings and blessings for our visitors. A Bethlehem painting by Suzanne Nurra. A reflection (excerpt from Andy Hamilton SJ, Eureka Street) The images and language of Christmas have grown particularly weary. As it has become a public rather than a religious celebration, the words associated with it have been…
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 22:27
Some end of year good news from MSC around the world
Some end of year good news from MSC around the world Ordinations Africa Profession. Asia And our novices in the Philippines, Filipinos and Vietnamese And from the PNG Mission Office
Tuesday, 22 December 2020 22:24
FROM THE PROVINCIAL’S DESK - Christmas Summer 2020/21
FROM THE PROVINCIAL’S DESK - Christmas Summer 2020/21 At last Christmas is here... and then we’ll begin again - a New Year - 2021! But what a year? What – a – year! What a year it has been. What has it been for you, for us, and for…
Monday, 21 December 2020 22:13
Remembering Austin Sheridan MSC, John Northey MSC. RIP on the 50th anniversaries of their deaths.
Remembering Austin Sheridan MSC, John Northey MSC. RIP on the 50th anniversaries of their deaths. 50th anniversaries, Golden jubilees, offer an occasion for remembrance and some thanksgiving. Some of us remember the occasions themselves – and would like to hand on to those younger some memories. December sees the 50th…
Sunday, 20 December 2020 22:25
Solidarity for Fiji, for the MSC Pacific Union. Cyclone Yasa
Solidarity for Fiji, for the MSC Pacific Union. Cyclone Yasa Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa was the strongest tropical cyclone in the South Pacific since Winston in 2016 as well as the fourth most intense tropical cyclone on record in the basin. The system was the second tropical disturbance, as well…
Friday, 18 December 2020 22:23
Looking back on 2020 with a smile
Looking back on 2020 with a smile It has been a hard year with coronavirus, infections, deaths, the pressures of lockdown - and uncertainty about new waves and future waves. So some moments of the gift of humour and mirth. The prospect of Christmas A variation on the…
Thursday, 17 December 2020 22:13
The Spanish Flu – and the Making of a True Hero. A Catholic issue, anointing. An OLSH Randwick connection.
The Spanish Flu – and the Making of a True Hero. A Catholic issue, anointing. An OLSH Randwick connection. In our pandemic 2020, we go back to the experiences of the Spanish Flu a century ago. With thanks to the editors OLSH Randwick Bulletin. The Spanish Flu, known as the…
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 22:28
Daramalan Residence to a Performing Arts Centre.
Daramalan Residence to a Performing Arts Centre. The future. In1966, the MSC residence was full – 24 brothers and priests living there, plus to more in the flat in the Sharpe wing. Over 55 years and more, a big number of MSC had resided there plus many visitors. End of…
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 22:36
Cardinal John Ribat MSC – interview on his life, commitment and causes
Cardinal John Ribat MSC – interview on his life, commitment and causes From The Catholic Leader Cardinal John Ribat: “(Jesus Christ) said; ‘When I was hungry you fed me, when I was sick you came and visited me, and when I was homeless you came for me’. And it is…
Monday, 14 December 2020 22:36
OLSH and MSC in Japan
On December 8th, the OLSH Sisters celebrated the Silver Jubilee of their Foundation in Japan. Amongst the pioneers was Mary Fyfe, later to become Superior General. The MSC foundation dates from the post World War II years. Fr Archie Bryson MSC had been a military chaplain (and quite a presence…
Sunday, 13 December 2020 22:00
A happy day for the Australian MSC Province – Trieu and Daniel make their first profession.
A happy day for the Australian MSC Province – Trieu and Daniel make their first profession. Saturday, December 12th. In the chapel at St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, Trieu Nguyen and Daniel Magadia made their first vows as MSC. Trieu came from Vietnam some years ago. Daniel is from Adelaide,…
Saturday, 12 December 2020 16:32
Celebrating 166 years of MSC Foundation day in the MSC Vienam Community
Celebrating 166 years of MSC Foundation Day in the MSC Vienam Community Our Correspondent, Quang, writes that he is to be our correspondent with MSC Vietnam news. We welcome his future articles Before Dec 8th, there were some cases of positive Covid-19 around our community, but the government quickly…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 22:16
Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry From the MSC Magazine: Barry Dalton recounts a meeting with Peter Carroll MSC, longtime chaplain at Long Bay, and developing a prison ministry - with some support from the MSC Mission Office. Our introduction into the prison ministry began almost 8 years ago when Fay and I…
Wednesday, 09 December 2020 22:43
Superior General, Abzalon Tovar MSC in Mozambique
Superior General, Abzalon Tovar MSC in Mozambique After social unrest and some natural disasters in recent times, the MSC mission in Mozambique is a difficult and isolated ministry. Superior General, Abzalon, has gone to Mozambique for some weeks as moral support. Cyclone devastation, 2019 Celebrating MSC Foundation day with Fr…
Tuesday, 08 December 2020 22:24
Joane Sigarara MSC retires from active military service.
Joane Sigarara MSC retires from active military service. Today our military chaplain, Fr Ioane Sigarara, MSC retired from active military. He served our military well in many places. May he be blessed in the next part of his life journey. I'm sure he leaves behind many friends who had their…
Monday, 07 December 2020 22:44
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. 166 years.
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. 166 years. We are all familiar with the Novena made by Jules Chevalier and Emile Maugnest to end on the declaration day by Pius IX of the Immaculate Conception of Mary – and the donation that enabled the two to establish the congregation. The General…
Sunday, 06 December 2020 22:01
MSC Appointments, Northern Territory
MSC Appointments, Northern Territory Vicar General of the diocese of Darwin, Malcolm Fyfe MSC, has listed the appointments – and, at the end, information about ministry in the Tiwi Islands. Baptism at St Paul's Nightcliff, Peter Henriks: :Welcome Lillian! Lillian started coming to St Paul’s with her grandfather and…
Friday, 04 December 2020 23:34
An interview with Fr Peter Hearn msc
An interview with Fr Peter Hearn msc Here is some weekend reading – Peter Hearn finishing his ministry as parish priest of Randwick. Some photos of him over the decades and thanks to the OLSH Parish Bulletin. ‘The move through five bus stops took me from Coogee to Randwick’ so…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 22:38
Chevalier Family Committee for Justice and Peace. First Friday of December 2020.
Chevalier Family Committee for Justice and Peace. First Friday of December 2020. Fr Andre Claessens MSC, one of the General Assistants at Via Asmara, Chevalier Family Justice and Peace, writes: What can we do? For 2 years now, in our first Friday campaign for the Chevalier family, we have been…
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 22:30
Bob Irwin writes about the MSC students in Vietnam and the Novices in the Philippines.
Bob Irwin writes about the MSC students in Vietnam and the Novices in the Philippines. Delving into our photo archives for Bob and the students I recently wrote to the Vietnamese guys. I thought that you might like to tell people some of what I gleaned from some replies.. As…
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 23:23
Darwin ceremony: Bishop Charles Gauci and the Confalonieri Plaque
Darwin ceremony: Bishop Charles Gauci and the Confalonieri Plaque Fr Malcolm Fyfe, Vicar General of the Diocese of Darwin has sent the following news. On the First Sunday of Advent, November 29th at the 9.30 am Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral, Bishop Charles blessed a plaque commemorating Father Angelo Confalonieri…
Monday, 30 November 2020 22:19
Some Signficant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2020.
Some Signficant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2020. December is an important month for the Chevalier Family. 8th December, the anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation, 166 years ago. 11th December, the Spanish priest, Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, killed in the fighting year, 1978, in Nicaragua. 27th December,…
