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Meanwhile, the MSC novitiate in the Philippines – an Uncle Bob visit. Our Vietnamese students have been making their novitiate in the Philippines for almost 20 years. Bob Irwin has been paying regularly visits He discovered that Christmas comes early in the Philippines   "The least I could do is…
Rita Grunke – an OLSH Missionary story well worth knowing “Opportunity to be missionary”: Australian Nun on South Sudan Mission, 20 Years in Africa   Sr. Rita Grunke during her farewell celebration at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish on 20 October 2023. Credit: OLSH/Rumbek Diocese/South Sudan By ACI Africa Staff…
MSC Victoria-Tasmania welcome Dominic for 2024. Today, changes were announced for 2024, important for the MSC Victoria-Tasmania community. After Kensington (and our Vietnamese Confreres), we are the largest community in the Australian province, combining young (in Formation) with the old (only 6 of us over 80!). Dominic is not new…
An Invitation – we are welcome in 4 weeks time. Trieu and Daniel joined the MSC pre-Novitiate House, Blackburn, at Cuskelly House in 2019 with Khoi as director. They made their Novitiate (what Daniel has named their Coronovitiate) in 2020 lockdown at Douglas Park, Peter Harvey Jackson their Novice director.…
 Chevalier Family Justice commitment, First Friday, November 2023 Remembering the General Chapter and the Australian Provincial Chapter and MSC commitment to the environment.   In Laudate Deum,  Pope Francis expresses hope that societies around the world will change their lifestyles and intensify grassroots activities aimed at reducing the negative human…
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 22:21

Remembering and honouring our MSC dead, 50 years.

Remembering and honouring our MSC dead, 50 years.   On November 2nd. Two Brothers and a bishop – some details from Jim Littleton’s Brotherhood in Mission, 1882-1991.   Pat Ryan,   died February 3rd 1973, aged 74. At 29, Pat sold his bicycle and horse and sulky to defray expenses…
Some Significant November Days for the Chevalier Family     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 in 1993…
The Heart of Life has a permanent home, Kewn Kreestha, Croydon   The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Australia established Heart of Life in 1983.  Across its 40 years, Heart of Life’s story has been one of regular relocations and of generous hospitality from unexpected people and places. From…
The Laity of the Chevalier Family around the world Jules Chevalier would be very happy (is very happy in Heaven!) to look at these photos of gatherings of the Laity of the Chevalier Family around the world, Asia, Latin America, Europe. Australia had its weekend meeting at Douglas Park. Indonesia…
Friday, 27 October 2023 22:08

Site updating news

Site updating news In the coming weeks we hope to look again at our site and do some updating. We have three online outlets for MSC news: Our misacor site Our MSC Facebook page Our MSC Vocations – Australian Province Facebook page. The misacor site has MSC information for search…
Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:22

Vietnam MSC – Jules Chevalier Day

Vietnam MSC – Jules Chevalier Day On October 21, 2023, the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) in Vietnam celebrated the 116th anniversary of the death of its founder, Fr. Jules Chevalier. In Vietnam, the MSC community also held a solemn Mass to commemorate our beloved founder.…
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 22:53

A first: bungee jumping MSC – Mark Hanns.

A first: bungee jumping MSC – Mark Hanns Mark is professed student director at Cuskelly House, Blackburn – but those in formation need some special abilities in taking unexpected leaps. He went to NZ recently to officiate at a wedding. While he was there, as one does, he went bungee…
Tuesday, 24 October 2023 22:37

Eulogy, Robyn Reynolds OLSH

Eulogy, Robyn Reynolds OLSH May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Everywhere Loved Sr Robyn Reynolds (29/11/1942 – 1/10/2023)   “You are a spark of the Divine”.   These words spoken to Rob, by her mother, sum up her life. ‘You are a spark of the Divine’ On Sunday, 1st…
Monday, 23 October 2023 22:29

MSC Ministry, The Chevalier Institute

MSC Ministry,  The Chevalier Institute   School staff at Douglas Park Director, Anne McAtomney, informs us that Staff members from the four MSC schools gathered at Douglas Park over five days recently to participate in the Chevalier Institute residential programme: Love – the Heart of Creation, a retreat designed for those…
Remembering Jules Chevalier, 116 years, Melbourne MSC 2023-2024 focuses on Jules Chevalier’s birth, next year his bicentenary. But, we remembered his anniversary on Saturday in different ways. We have some photos of the Melbourne gathering, for prayer and a meal, and we were pleased to have with us the Parish…
Some Significant October Days for the Chevalier Family. 2023 Many of the significant October days are part of the life of Jules Chevalier, not only the anniversary of his death, October 21st but other days: his vision of the role of the laity in the MSC, his resignation, his anointing.…
Thursday, 19 October 2023 21:58

Mass of Thanksgiving, Robyn Reynolds OLSH

Mass of Thanksgiving, Robyn Reynolds OLSH   The Mass was celebrated at St Paul’s Bentleigh, Thursday 19th October. Robyn’s family were present, a eulogy from her brother, Kerry, as were many OLSH sisters, with the community leader, Philippa Murphy also delivering a eulogy. MSC confreres, MSC Sister, Lay members, and…
Reflection on the General Chapter – John Mulrooney MSC And with Pope Francis GENERAL CHAPTER REFLECTION – 2023 At the end of the General Chapter the “Oceanic Territory” group met and we agreed to make a short video on various issues at the Chapter. We also agreed we would write…
Chevalier Family, Justice and Peace, October 2023 – and Laudate Deum With the General Chapter during the first week of October, we postponed the First Friday entry – and, now, here it is.  On October 4th, feast of Sst Francis, the Pope issued his follow-up document to Laudato Si, the…
Monday, 16 October 2023 19:29

Jim Littleton MSC, an autobiography

Jim Littleton MSC, an autobiography A word of congratulations to Jim who has spent his time in retirement at Kensington researching his family and their presence in Queensland since the 1860s, his time as a student at Downlands during the war, then his life as a Missionary of the Sacred…
15th of the month, reminder of the Jules Chevalier bicentenary March 15th 2024 will see the bicentenary of his birth.  This month we share his vision. We remember the lyrics of the song, From Little Things, Big Things Grow by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly.  A good link because Kev…
Friday, 13 October 2023 19:10

Prayer in time of conflict

Prayer in time of conflict God of Comfort, send your Spirit to encompass all those whose lives are torn apart by violence and death in Israel and Palestine. You are the Advocate of the oppressed and the One whose eye is on the sparrow. Let arms reach out in healing,…
Thursday, 12 October 2023 21:02

On the day before the Referendum

On the day before the Referendum We acknowledge, Patrick Dodson, Father of Reconciliation, remembering his education at Monivae College and the years that he shared our MSC lives with us. The MSCs have always said Yes to our Indigenous people. I plan to continue that tradition by voting Yes at…
  Honouring Australian religious composers, Kevin Bates, SM, Michael Herry FMS, James Maher MSC. This is the notification for the Mystery & Mission: The Art of Liturgical Celebration, a National Liturgy & Music Conference held in Brisbane at the end of September. Willow Publishing & One License Present Dear Friends,…
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 19:17

Photos from St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park

Photos from St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park PP, Tru, celebrates a blessing of the animals outside the chapel, assisted by Long. Meanwhile, community leader, Dominic Gleeson, has continued his ministry of leading the Spiritual Exercises, 30-Day Retreat, this time with MSC students in Fiji, He writes: “The MSC Province of…
Paul Cashen MSC and Helen Armstrong OLSH, Sabbatical Paul Cashen writes: On the 14th of August we began a four month Sabbatical called Ministry to Ministers in conjunction with the Oblate School of Theology in their spacious buildings and grounds.  The Texas we remember from childhood involved cowboys and Indians,…
Sr Anne Gardiner OLSH, 92, heads campaign to save Tiwi Islands church From Cathnews Sr Anne Gardiner OLSH has one wish while she’s still alive – to see the first church where she served on the Tiwi Islands, off the coast of Darwin, restored to its former glory. Source: ABC…
Saturday, 07 October 2023 08:01

Our Chapter moving towards the end

Our Chapter moving towards the end Seventeenth Day. 4th October by Javier Trapero On the 17th day of the Chapter, the General Team was formed. After several days of proposals, consultations, and conversations with different capitulants of the General Chapter, Abzalón presented to the assembly those whom he considered most…
Thursday, 05 October 2023 18:56

A Voice Letter from Wadeye

A Voice Letter from Wadeye We are holding over the Chevalier Family Justice theme till later for a pressing Australian First Friday issue. Leo Wearden has written this letter from Wadeye.  He can be contacted: 0402 850 084     and   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Dear MSC Confreres Yes to the Voice The MSCs…
Thursday, 05 October 2023 10:41

The new MSC Councillors

From Abzalon. Friends, we present to you the newly elected General Assistants who will compose the next General Team:● Chris Chaplin, MSC (Australian) from the Province of Australia;● Bernard Mongeau, MSC (Canadian) from the Province of the Dominican Republic;● Simon Lumpini, MSC (Congolese) from the Union of French-speaking Africa; and●…
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