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Tuesday, 03 October 2023 22:47
Chapter audience with Pope Francis. And text of his address.
Chapter audience with Pope Francis. And text of his address. And a range of photos -with thanks to various sites and Facebook pages. And a note. The Vatican text in English says Laymen of the Chevalier Family – dear oh dear!! And it is their title now which says Missionaries…
Monday, 02 October 2023 22:14
Our Chapter Reports, 13th day, 14th day, Latin American perspectives.
Our Chapter Reports, 13th day, 14th day, Latin American perspectives. Thirteenth Day. 30th September by Javier Trapero “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God” (1 John 4:7-16). This text was used for the Communal Wisdom Prayer in the morning. Ho Tombokan, as Host for the…
Saturday, 30 September 2023 21:41
Our Chapter Reports, end of the second week
Our Chapter Reports, end of the second week We have already shared the news of Abzalon’s re-election as Superior General. These are the reports of the sessions. Ninth Day. 26th September by Javier Trapero The ninth day of the 26th MSC General Chapter was the first of the two-day process…
Friday, 29 September 2023 22:43
Two weeks to the Referendum, the Kew Community, MSC Melbourne Community
Two weeks to the Referendum, the Kew Community, MSC Melbourne Community At the poster at our letter box: the young and the old, Daniel Magadia, Paul Castley, Philip Malone, Vincent Pham, Peter Curry, Peter Malone. Hoa behind the camera. Supporting Yes. And, on the occasion of Paul Castley’s 88th birthday,…
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 22:30
Our Chapter Reports, End of the First Week – and Insights from our Laity
Our Chapter Reports, End of the First Week – and Insights from our Laity. Eighth Day. 25th September. by Javier Trapero Like in the Creation story, the seventh day (Sunday) was a day of rest. The formal chapter sessions continued on Monday with the Communal Wisdom Prayer led by Willy…
Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:27
The Referendum and Voting yes.
The Referendum and Voting yes. Our 2023 Chapter voted in favour of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Support for the Yes vote, Leo Wearden and Wadeye Why I am voting Yes, Pat Walsh (who shared many years of his life with us, at Monivae, many decades supporting Timor…
Monday, 25 September 2023 22:31
Our Chapter Reports, 5th and 6th Days
Our Chapter Reports, Days 5 and 6 Sylvester Warwakai, PNG Provincial (who spent some time at Cuskelly House, Blackburn, and at YTU) Fifth Day. 22nd September, by Javier Trapero This day was dedicated to the memory of the Blessed MSC Martyrs of El Quiché. In the Communal Wisdom Prayer, the…
Friday, 22 September 2023 22:43
Our Chapter Reports, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Days
Our Chapter Reports, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Days Alison McKenzie, General Secretary, Laity of the MSC, addresses the Chapter Second Day. 19th September. by Javier Trapero The day began with Communal Wisdom Prayer. Fr. Chris Chaplin, msc, read the Gospel from the on Emmaus (Luke 24:13-27), the same reading that…
Thursday, 21 September 2023 22:45
Our General Chapter, Reports
Our General Chapter, Reports The Chapter website is posting daily reports and extensive photos by Javier Traperoi. We will continue to post reports as they come to hand. We are on the lookout for our Australian delegates in action! First Day. 18th September by Javier Trapero The day began with…
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 22:15
Our Chapter – opening Mass, and from Abzalon’s homily
Our Chapter – opening Mass, and from Abzalon’s homily Some pictures of the Mass – and if you look closely, you will find Stephen Hackett, John Mulrooney, Tim Brennan and, invited to the Chapter, Alison McKenzie. And Chris Chaplin with the General Councillors. From the Homily There is…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 22:58
MSC General Chapter 2023
MSC General Chapter 2023 Opening, September 17th (Australian time, early hours of 18th. Logo SVD Nemi Building Entry Foyer Posters Meeting Room Space
Friday, 08 September 2023 23:06
Albert Yelds MSC, Funeral Mass, Homily
Albert Yelds MSC, Funeral Mass, Homily Homily, Stephen Dives MSC I came to know Albert Yelds during our time in the Pacific. In the early 1990s I was posted in Fiji. In 1994 I was appointed superior of the MSC Pacific union and moved to Kiribati where the MSC headquarters…
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 21:50
Nungalinya College, Darwin, celebrates 50 years.
Nungalinya College, Darwin, celebrates 50 years. Robyn Reynolds OLSH was the first Catholic Dean of the College Nungalinya College is an adult education college based in Casuarina, a suburb of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Founded in 1974, it describes itself as a "Combined Churches Training College for…
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 22:51
Melbourne MSC Photos this week
Melbourne MSC Photos this week Getting to YTU and around Blackburn. Vincent and his scooter. And Trieu and his scooter. Meanwhile the Culture Night at YTU, September 1st, organised by the Student Representative Council, Hoa is Secretary and editor of the weekly student Newsletter. Trieu is on the committee. And…
Monday, 04 September 2023 22:22
An OLSH story – Sr Mary Stevens’ Golden Jubilee
An OLSH story – Sr Mary Stevens’ Golden Jubilee From Yarning, diocese of Darwin, by Cruz Ignatius “My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.” With these words Sr Mary Stevens olsh, celebrated her 50th year Jubilee Anniversary of profession as a Daughter of Our Lady…
Monday, 04 September 2023 08:45
RIP Albert Yelds MSC
RIP Albert Yelds MSC Peter Hendriks writes: Albert Yelds died at St Joseph’s Home just before 9:00 pm last night, September 3rd. He was in the presence of his sister, Marie, and Peter Guy. He was 98 years of age and had been a professed MSC for 77 years, ordained…
Sunday, 03 September 2023 22:31
Laity of the MSC Gathering, September, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park
Laity of the MSC September Gathering, September, St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park The ‘One Heart… Many Stories’ gathering invites participants to encounter their shared story with God within themselves, Creation, their personal and Chevalier Family communities, and the wider world. Let’s explore together what our individual and collective story…
Friday, 01 September 2023 23:00
Some Significant September Days for the Chevalier Family, 2023
Some Significant September Days for the Chevalier Family, 2023 Statue from Holland NOTE: this is an amplified version of Significant Days, combining the list made originally by Cor Novum, Issoudun, now with the addition of dates from Father Jan Bovenmars MSC’s book, Jules Chevalier, Daily Readings. His book was published…
Thursday, 31 August 2023 22:05
Chevalier Family, Justice and Peace, First Friday, September, the month of our General Chapter
Chevalier Family, Justice and Peace, First Friday, September, the month of our General Chapter “Commitment to JPIC should become a way of life for all MSC. As much as possible we’ll collaborate with Networks committed to these issues. Everyone should educate himself so as to be able to analyse and…
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 21:58
OLSH Sisters beginning the celebrations for 2024, 150 years of the Congregation
OLSH Sisters beginning the celebrations for 2024, 150 years of the Congregation 30 August, 1874: Foundation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart by Father Chevalier in Issoudun, as a Sister Congregation to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In honour of the commencement of our Jubilee Year,…
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 21:48
Some recent observations by Pope Francis on stances in the Church – and on what he has called ‘backwardism’
Some recent observations by Pope Francis on stances in the Church – and on what he has called ‘backwardism’ With the first session of the Synod in Rome coming closer, opposition is increasing, especially in the US. Here are some provocative statements and some photos from Pope Francis. Quotes: I…
Monday, 28 August 2023 22:51
In memory of Paul Stenhouse MSC, The Stenhouse Wing at Campion College.
In memory of Paul Stenhouse MSC, The Stenhouse Wing at Campion College. Michael Fallon writes: The Province gave Paul Stenhouse's specialized library to Campion College when we heard that they were building a special wing dedicate to him. He was a great supporter of the College from its beginnings. We…
Sunday, 27 August 2023 21:23
Social Justice Statement, 2023-2024: Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Social Justice Statement, 2023-2024: Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Most significant for the referendum year. The Statement is in two parts: From NATSICC, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council and from the Bishops. The Statement invites all to listen to…
Friday, 25 August 2023 22:12
This week, Mission Office visits, cooking pizza at Cuskelly House and two Kookaburras at Kensington Monastery.
This week, Mission Office visits, cooking pizza at Cuskelly House and two Kookaburras at Kensington Monastery. MSC Mission Office, Roger Purcell visits Blackburn parish With Khoi and Trieu and his old school, Monivae. The Monivae visit was featured this week on the Mission Office podcast, Mission Alive, as…
Thursday, 24 August 2023 22:44
Stephen Hackett visits in Vietnam
Stephen Hackett visits in Vietnam Stephen Hackett returned from Vietnam praising the enthusiasm of our MSC confreres. Some pictures, especially his meeting with those in formation, He will return next year to follow the recommendation of the Chapter, which is to organise a gathering…
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 22:18
Acknowledging Joe Ensing MSC, turning 80
Acknowledging Joe Ensing MSC, turning 80 Joe Ensing has a Dutch family background, Queensland, student at Downlands. He made his first profession on February 26th 1963, ordained 31st May 1969. Golden Jubilee of ordination, with Paul Cashen Joe has spent most of his over 50 years of priesthood in…
Tuesday, 22 August 2023 22:23
A New Book: Dear More Dear Movies, Peter Malone MSC
A New Book: Dear More Dear Movies, Peter Malone MSC Back in Covid lockdown days, the cinemas were closed, 2020, from mid-March to mid-November (and some weeks in 2021). What was a film reviewer to do? Well, for many, Netflix and/or Foxtel was a major answer. The other thing to…
Monday, 21 August 2023 22:26
Family Care Sisters (The ‘Grey Sisters’) closing their house for mothers at Croydon
Family Care Sisters (The ‘Grey Sisters’) closing their house for mothers at Croydon MSC students and members of the Croydon Monastery community, Brothers and Priests, from the 1940s to the 1980s, will have had contact with the Sisters. And, the Sisters invited us to use their community house at Canterbury…
Sunday, 20 August 2023 22:40
Professions and Ordinations, Names, Dates and Pictures
Professions and Ordinations, Names, Dates and Pictures Philippines, August 17th 2023
Friday, 18 August 2023 22:20
Photo album, 20 years in Vietnam, Mass and Lunch
Photo album, 20 years in Vietnam, Mass and Lunch On The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15th), the MSC Community in Vietnam celebrated its remarkable 20th-anniversary establishment at Thanh Da Church. Also in this same celebration, 9 of our MSC Brothers made their perpetual profession…
