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The Australian MSC Province has a long history of media ministry.
Since 1889, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have published Annals, in the tradition of Jules Chevalier who published the first Annals in France in 1866.
Compass Theology Review was established in 1967 by Fr Dennis Murphy MSC as a magazine to keep readers abreast of the reflections on theology in the aftermath of Vatican II. It continues to be a review of Topical Theology.
The Province has also published a number of periodicals including Nelen Yubu (Missiology Review), Perspectives (MSC Education) and MSC Encounter.
Fr Chevalier wrote many books and this tradition has also continued down the years with many books and pamphlets being written by numerous MSC.
As the digital age has developed, many MSC have recorded audio and video material, music, talks and a variety of interviews. Several specialised websites have been set up.
We will continue to make available this visual material on what we call: Chevtube.
Click on the following links to view each magazine
pdf Nelen Yubu Index - 1978-2002 (1.11 MB)
1978 - 1984
1984 - 2002
pdf NY20 - Spring 1984 (3.12 MB)
pdf NY21 - Summer 1985 (1.98 MB)
pdf NY22 - Autumn 1985 (2.08 MB)
pdf NY23 - Winter 1985 (1.96 MB)
pdf NY24 - Spring 1985 (2.19 MB)
pdf NY25 - Summer 1986 (1.77 MB)
pdf NY26 - Autumn 1986 (2.51 MB)
pdf NY27 - Spring 1986 (1.82 MB)
pdf NY28 - Spring 1986 (1.57 MB)
pdf NY29 - Summer 1986/87 (1.73 MB)
pdf NY30 - Autumn 1987 (1.35 MB)
NELEN YUBU MISSIOLOGICAL UNIT - Publications
NYMU began the Nelen Yubu Missiological Series in 1979. A number of its publications have been in partnership with other publishers:
No.1: M J Wilson (n.d., but 1979) New, Old and Timeless: Pointers towards an Aboriginal theology, Chevalier Press (ISBN 86940 016 9), 68 pp.
No.2: Kevin Barr, Not To Destroy But To Fulfil: some reflections on indigenization of the church (1979), Chevalier Press (ISBN 86940 020 7), 100 pp., soft cover
No.3: Ernest Ailred Worms sac (1986), Australian Aboriginal Religions, translated by M J Wilson, D O’Donovan, M Charlesworth from Australische Eingeborenen Religionen (first published by W Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart as vol.2, Die Religionen der Sudsee und Australiens, in the series Die Religionen des Menscheit directed by Christel Mattias Schroeder. (ISBN 0 86786 099 5), 231 pp., soft cover.
No.4: Peter Malone msc (1987), In Black and White and Colour: Aborigines in Australian feature films. 156 pp., soft cover. (ISBN 0 9587869 0 9).
No.5: M J Wilson, Ministry Among Aboriginal People: missiological overview of Catholic Church in Australia (1988), Collins Dove, Melbourne (ISBN 0 85924 730 9), 67 pp., soft cover. It was No.7 in the Pastoral Investigation of Contemporary Trends series produced by the since defunct National Catholic Research Council.
No.6: Ernest A Worms, Helmut Petri (1986), Australian Aboriginal Religions, a revised translation of No.3 done by G Christoph sac and Maria Gelhausen. 252 pp., soft cover (ISBN 0 86786 260 2).
No.7: Kevin McKelson sac (1999) Japulu Kankarra, the Father in Heaven: Can a tribal Aborigine be at the same time a Catholic? Some thoughts among others on this matter. Privately produced for the Pallottines, a reprint of articles by the author in Nelen Yubu, Nos 59-64 (1995-1996).
No.8: Peter Malone msc (2000), My Names: sketches and glimpses in hindsight. 179 pp., soft cover. (ISBN 0 9587869 1 7).
No.8.1: Anthony Caruana msc (2000), Monastery on the Hill: a history of the Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington 1897-1997. 396 pp., soft cover. (ISBN 0 9587869 2 5). Kensington, NSW. ($40) Cf. MSC Library site, undefined
No.9 Dan O’Donovan (2001), Dadirri, 68 pp., soft cover (ISBN 0 9587869 3 3).
No.10 Brian Gallagher msc (editor): Mystics for Every Millennium. Heart of Life, Canterbury, Vic. 140 pp., soft cover (ISBN 0 9587869 5 X).
No.11 Peter Hearn (2003), A Theology of Mission: Diocese of Darwin 1949-85: An analysis of the theology of mission of the Catholic diocese of Darwin in its ministry to Aboriginal people during the episcopacy of John O'Loughlin msc (1949-85). 384pp., soft cover (ISBN 0 9587869 6 8). Nat. Lib. of Australia #266.294295.
No.12 Paul Brooks msc (2006), Schools In and Out...: From cleaner to headmaster. 252pp, soft cover (ISBN 0 9587869 8 4).
No.13 Paul Cashen msc (2006), From the Sacred Heart to the Heart of the Sacred: the spiritual journey of Australian Catholics since the Second Vatican Council. 250pp., soft cover. (ISBN 0 9587869 9 2)
Nos.1, 2 & 3 are now out of print. No.4 was obtainable from Philip Malone at 1a Mountain Grove, Kew Vic. 3101. No.5 might be obtainable from Collins Dove. Spectrum Publications (PO Box 75, Richmond Vic. 3121) are the printers and distributors of No.6. Nos 8,12,13 are obtainable from NYMU. No.9 is already sold out. No.10 is obtainable from Heart of Life Centre, 7 Nortons Lane, Wantirna South, Vic. 3152 ($15 each including post and handling). Fax (03) 3900 1399. No.11 has been reprinted (an extra 100 copies), but is now sold out. -- A Caruana's Monastery on the hill (2000) was missed from our earlier lists: it has now been inserted as No.8.1 It is still available from Chevalier Resource Centre (1 Roma Ave, Kensington NSW 2033).
Martin Wilson msc
Chevalier Resource Centre 2021
NELEN YUBU MISSIOLOGICAL UNIT
NYMU (the Nelen Yubu Missiological Unit) began in 1977 in the Northern Territory with the aim of working at the interface between Aboriginal society on the one hand and modern Australian evangelisation on the other. In the Ngangikurrungur language of the Daly River area nelen means 'way' and yubu means 'good' - a good way to travel.
Its tools are the resources of anthropological and sociological research. It began publishing its observations and findings particularly in a missiological journal which, after the model of Anthropos , would give preference to reports from a field situation while endeavouring to maintain a respectable academic standard.
The journal began under the name of Tracks. When we found that ‘Tracks’ was already the name of another journal we renamed it Nymuna for issue No.4, and then Nelen Yubu, the name it kept until its demise. After issue No.80 at the beginning of 2002 we terminated publication of the journal. Later on in the year paid-up subscribers received a special issue of an index of the 81 numbers (there was a pilot edition at the very beginning).
We also prepared an archival CD in PDF format that was distributed to subscribers and others. Keren Calvert (at right) was a totally dedicated secretary from 1979 until her death in 2010--she proofread a projected publication early in that year and, true to style, found four typographical points to question within the first two pages! RIP
The first issue of eNY, i.e. Electronic Nelen Yubu commenced with the second chapter of Frank Fletcher's book Aboriginality and Jesus. It did not progress any further.
