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Sunday, 19 December 2021 22:28
Congratulations to Anh, our MSC novice, graduating from the English language studies at the Yarra Theological Union,
Congratulations to Anh, our MSC novice, graduating from the English language studies course at the Yarra Theological Union The English Language Studies for Pastoral Ministry (ELSPM), established in 2015, Staff and Graduates - aims to train pastoral workers and theological students who speak a language other than English…
Friday, 17 December 2021 22:36
Celebrating Deacon Boniface Perdjert in paint, Paul McCormack MSC
Celebrating Deacon Boniface Perdjert in paint, Paul McCormack MSC Paul McCormack MSC has painted this portrait of Deacon Boniface. It is to travel to its home in Wadeye, Boniface’s home. Some words from an interview with Boniface, date unknown, to read and ponder as we reflect on his portrait. Re…
Thursday, 16 December 2021 22:14
This week’s MSC news spots: Ireland, Vietnam, Pacific Islands Province, MSC Generalate.
This week’s MSC news spots: Ireland, Vietnam, Pacific Islands Province, MSC Generalate. DEACON GIACOMO GELARDI MSC, IRELAND Wednesday, December 8th marked a day of double celebrations for the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and for our extended MSC family around the world, as we celebrated…
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 22:11
MSC Sisters celebrate Kathleen Boschetti, 60 years professed
MSC Sisters celebrate Kathleen Boschetti, 60 years professed The Sisters gathered at Kew on Sunday August 12th - the first such gathering in a long lockdown tiime. Kathleen was born in Shepparton, Victoria, into a musical family. Her talents and expertise as an educator and musician have been at…
Wednesday, 15 December 2021 12:18
Immaculate Conception, Foundation Day – and Noel Mansfield’s new book, launch, Henley Beach.
Immaculate Conception, Foundation Day – and Noel Mansfield’s new book, launch, Henley Beach. With Paul Cashen and Peter Hearn
Monday, 13 December 2021 22:10
Congratulations, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Golden Jubilee of Priesthood, former student of Chevalier College.
Congratulations, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Golden Jubilee of Priesthood, former student of Chevalier College. Bruce Duncan is a student of Chevalier College and a colleague at the Yarra Theological Union. University of Divinity entry on Bruce Bruce Duncan was ordained for the Redemptorist Congregation, 11th December 1971. To specialise in…
Sunday, 12 December 2021 22:52
Congratulations, Vincent Phon Phan MSC, First Profession
Congratulations, Vincent Phon Phan MSC, First Profession Vincent has made his Novitiate at Douglas Park with Peter Harvey Jackson as Novice Director. Vincent began his pre-novitiate in Blackburn in January 2020 and almost immediately went into lockdown in Melbourne, one of the longest in the world, and a ministry of…
Friday, 10 December 2021 22:40
50 Years professed, life stories, photos, Roger, John, Claude
50 Years professed, life stories, photos, Roger, John, Claude Photos of the celebrations – and some longer weekend reading. Roger Purcell – who starts with the formation story. The idea of priesthood had always been in my mind and in 1966 a Brigidine Sister gave me some materials sent out…
Thursday, 09 December 2021 22:08
Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, Anniversary 11th December
Gaspar Garcia Laviana MSC, Anniversary 11th December E.J. Cuskelly writes: If I were to speak of Gaspar Garcia Laviana, that name would mean nothing to most of you. Yet if I were talking to people from Nicaragua, they would tell me immediately that Gaspar Garcia was a national hero during…
Wednesday, 08 December 2021 22:33
News Spots around the MSC world, Fiji, US, Vietnam – and some locals.
News Spots around the MSC world, Fiji, US, Vietnam – and some locals. Fiji, Pacific Islands Province Fr Simon Mani MSC celebrated his 25th Anniversary of his Ordination to Priesthood at Sacred Heart House on Tuesday, 30th November 2021, Feast of St Andrew, Apostle and Martyr. MSC Confreres and MSC…
Tuesday, 07 December 2021 22:26
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. The Mission Heritage
December 8th MSC Foundation Day. The Mission Heritage We are all familiar with the Novena made by Jules Chevalier and Edouard Maugenest 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.…
Monday, 06 December 2021 21:43
Reflections on my Marriage Encounter Experience. Terry Herbert MSC.
Reflections on my Marriage Encounter Experience. Terry Herbert MSC. My first experience of Marriage Encounter was in the mid 1970’s when teaching at Chevalier College, Bowral. A married couple also teaching there, invited me to my first Weekend in December 1975 - though exhausted at the end of the…
Sunday, 05 December 2021 22:37
Congratulations Noel Mansfield MSC, new book: Will I Go Blind?
Congratulations Noel Mansfield MSC, new book: Will I Go Blind? Acknowledging Noel, one of the senior men of the Province, turning 89 on New Year’s Day. Living in active retirement an Henley Beach parish community, Adelaide. Will I Go Blind? Living with Macular Degeneration Noel Mansfield MSC Back cover information: …
Friday, 03 December 2021 22:45
Congratulations. 50 years professed, Claude Mostowik MSC, John Kelliher MSC, Roger Purcell MSC.
Congratulations. 50 years professed, Claude Mostowik MSC, John Kelliher MSC, Roger Purcell MSC. 4th December is the Golden Jubilee date. Celebrations at Kensington and in Darwin. Today we note the occasion – and, to whet anticipation, we will feature the stories of the three men and their ministries in the…
Thursday, 02 December 2021 22:15
First Friday, Chevalier Family, Social Justice, Pope Francis – Synodal perspective
First Friday, Chevalier Family, Social Justice, Pope Francis – Synodal perspective Pope Francis addressed the Jesuit community in September 2019 in Mozambique and spoke about shepherding. ‘Great shepherds give people a lot of freedom. The good shepherd knows how to lead his flock without enslaving it to rules that deaden…
Wednesday, 01 December 2021 22:16
Another tribute to a pioneer educationalist in n MSC Gollege. On Tuesday we paid tribute to Jean Reid of Daramalan, today: Evan Whitton (38-46), teacher at Downlands (50-64) and celebrated Journalist
Another tribute to a pioneer educationalist in n MSC Gollege. On Tuesday we paid tribute to Jean Reid of Daramalan, today: Evan Whitton (38-46), teacher at Downlands (50-64) and celebrated Journalist In our recent post on indigenous singer and composer, Ken Carmody, Kev named Evan Whitton as the staff member…
Tuesday, 30 November 2021 21:40
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family 2021
Some Significant December Days for the Chevalier Family, 2021 8th December, the anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation, 167 years ago. Also the transferring of Mother Marie-Louise Hartzer to the Crypt at Issoudun. 3 December, 1970 Father Louis Vangeke, MSC, the first priest of PNG, appointed auxiliary of Port…
Monday, 29 November 2021 22:28
Tribute to a standout veteran educationalist
Tribute to a standout veteran educationalist HAPPY 106TH BIRTHDAY MRS REID With Daramalan’s 60th anniversary kicking off in February next year, it’s timely to recognise our oldest teacher Mrs Jean Reid. Jean, who along with Mary Barton (Miss Donnelly), were the College’s first two female teachers way back in 1962.…
Sunday, 28 November 2021 21:57
The 4 Weeks of Advent - the Candles and the Wreath
THE 4 WEEKS OF ADVENT - THE CANDLES AND THE WREATH With thanks to our US confrere, Jim Miller MSC, who posted these images and explanations on his Facebook page. Advent is celebrated four consecutive weeks before Christmas.With the season of Advent, starts the lighting of different candles. Traditionally, each…
Friday, 26 November 2021 23:29
YTU staff honoured at farewell, Philip Malone MSC, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Mark O’Brien OP, Glenda Bourke SGS.
YTU staff honoured at farewell, Philip Malone MSC, Bruce Duncan CSsR, Mark O’Brien OP, Glenda Bourke SGS. At the annual YTU staff dinner, hosted by the Passionist community at Templestowe, the retiring lecturers were honoured. MSC Students have attended YTU since 1972, 50 years, which means quite an influence on…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 22:13
St Mary’s Towers Retreat Centre, open again for Retreats
St Mary’s Towers Retreat Centre, open again for Retreats With the lifting of lockdown restrictions, bookings for December are now open. "Be Filled with Grace Like Mary" Retreat Team. 3-5 December; 3-9 December Description The retreat begins with the following topics over the weekend: Day 1 Mary, Companion in…
Wednesday, 24 November 2021 22:40
A Farewell to Paul Beirne, Heart of Life Director (2014-2021)
A Farewell to Paul Beirne, Heart of Life Director (2014-2021) Staff of Heart of Life gathered with Paul and his wife, Anna, and son, Sean, to acknowledge Paul and his contribution to leading Heart of Life, especially in its two recent location moves and completing 2020 and 2021 despite so…
Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:56
Stirring, challenging social issues, refugees and deportation. A recommended film
Stirring, challenging social issues, refugees and deportation. A recommended film BLUE BAYOU, US, 2021, 117 minutes, Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander. Directed by Justin Chon. This is strong drama, very strong and powerful – and recommended for audiences who appreciate the dramatic raising of social issues. Some people have said that…
Monday, 22 November 2021 22:38
And some more formation growth around the Provinces, from Haiti, and Lay MSC Vietnam
And some more formation growth around the Provinces, from Haiti, and Lay MSC Vietnam Haiti, Dominican Republic: We give thanks to God for having these young men - Postulants, Pre-novices and Temporary Professed, of the House of Formation "Kay Chevalier", Port-au-Prince, Haiti. From there they continue the process…
Sunday, 21 November 2021 22:54
Congratulations, Heart Of Life Graduates, Siloam and Spiritual Leaders 2021
Congratulations, Heart Of Life Graduates, Siloam and Spiritual Leaders 2021 Happily, with Victorian lockdown restrictions lifted, we were able to gather at the Centre in Malvern for a Graduation ceremony, though some were present via Zoom. And Zoom 9 graduated from the Siloam program and 8 Spiritual Leaders. Retiring director…
Friday, 19 November 2021 22:37
In Celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia, Chevalier College reflects on the contribution of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC).
In Celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia, Chevalier College reflects on the contribution of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC). John Mulrooney MSC writes: The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart arrived in Australia in the latter years of the 1800s and began consolidating ministry in parishes,…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 22:20
MSC Indian Union, second chapter.
MSC Indian Union, second chapter. The Australian Province has many ties to the Indian Union – work on the foundation and for many years by Malcolm Fyfe, Australians in the mid and later 1980s, Albert Yelds, Vyn Bailey, Tom Fitzgerald, Michael Fallon, Tony Bolt. And, for many years, Dennis Murphy.…
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 22:20
Kev Carmody, indigenous composer and singer, Downlands College, 1959-1963.
Kev Carmody, indigenous composer and singer, Downlands College, 1959-1963. The 2021 National Indigenous Music Australia celebrated the life and vastly important work of Indigenous musician Kev Carmody, inducting him into the Hall of Fame. From the Downlands Magazine 2020 In August 2020 Kev featured on the cover of the Weekend Australian…
Tuesday, 16 November 2021 22:16
Tim Norton SVD appointed an auxiliary bishop of Brisbane
Tim Norton SVD appointed an auxiliary bishop of Brisbane One is tempted to headline, “First Graduate of Siloam, the Heart of Life Centre’s Spiritual Direction Program, to be appointed Bishop”. Tim Norton also did his studies at the Yarra Theological Union. From the Bishops Conference: Pope Francis has announced…
Monday, 15 November 2021 22:49
Book launch, Blackburn, 6 MSC books (after lockdown)
Book launch, Blackburn, 6 MSC books (after lockdown) After the 10.30 Mass at St Thomas Blackburn, the launch was held of 6 books by Melbourne MSC community writers, published in 2020 and 2021 – but no launches because of lockdown. Community leader, Philip Malone, was MC. The books were launched…
