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Friday, 12 August 2022 22:07
The Church with its Sleeves Rolled Up: The MSC Mission Office
The Church with its Sleeves Rolled Up: The MSC Mission Office Roger Purcell MSC, Director, Reports This expression came up in discussion here in the Mission Office and appealed to us, and something that sticks in my mind. In thinking about evangelization to which we are all called I often…
Thursday, 11 August 2022 22:47
MSC Dominican Republic and Guatamala
MSC Dominican Republic and Guatamala To appreciate this photo, see below. The Dominican MSC Province rejoices in celebrating the first profession of three colleagues and the start of the 2022-2023. On Monday, August 1, Fritzner Chéry, Yefry Antonio Núñez and Wisnel Mesamour, performed their first religious profession, in an eucharistic…
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 21:52
Yarra Theological Union, 50 Years, Celebration of Service, Washing of Feet.
Yarra Theological Union, 50 Years, Celebration of Service, Washing of Feet. The evening of August 5th, a gathering at the Franciscan Chapel, staff and students, for a symbolic ceremony of service. Reading John 13th and mutual washing of feet. Organised by YTU Chaplain, Jill O’Brien SGS …
Tuesday, 09 August 2022 22:17
Sad News for Kiribati, Diocese of Tarawa-Nauru
Sad News for Kiribati, Diocese of Tarawa-Nauru Wikipedia entry: Koru Tito (30 September 1960 – 7 August 2022) was an I-Kiribati priest of the Roman Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru on 29 June 2020, but not consecrated until his death, 7th…
Tuesday, 09 August 2022 10:38
National Vocations Week, Interview with Stephen Hackett MSC
National Vocations Week, Interview with Stephen Hackett MSC. Around the Australian Church this week, Vocation in life is being promoted. Here is a YouTube video with Stephen Hackett MSC, more than 40 years an MSC, 36 years ordained, working in our colleges, our parishes, University chaplaincy, vocation recruiting and, currently…
Sunday, 07 August 2022 22:03
August 8th, St Mary MacKillop
August 8th, St Mary MacKillop Australian MSCs wish the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart a very happy Feastday. Many links of MSC with the Sisters – Mary MacKillop anointed by Fr Matthew Smith from Randwick, Paul Stenhouse and daily Masses at North Sydney in the latter 1960s,…
Friday, 05 August 2022 22:51
Eulogy, Herman Kooyman MSC
Eulogy, Herman Kooyman MSC With thanks to Malcolm Fyfe, photos John Kelliher and of Herman’s craft, epecially at Downlands College, to Anne McAtomney, Chevalier Institute My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord! This expression of Mary’s joy that we heard in today’s Gospel, will find an echo…
Thursday, 04 August 2022 21:19
Chevalier Family First Friday intention
Chevalier Family First Friday intention Each month a committee made up of members of the Chevalier Family, MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, Lay MSC choose a theme and send out a poster. A facet of Heart Spirituality.
Wednesday, 03 August 2022 22:33
Jules Chevalier met St John Vianney three weeks before the Cure died.
Jules Chevalier met St John Vianney three weeks before the Cure died. Perhaps we haven’t read Fr Chevalier’s memoir for some time. Here it is again on the feast of the Cure of Ars. Shortly after the door opened and the holy man appeared with his surplice over his arm.…
Tuesday, 02 August 2022 22:05
News of the MSC-SVD transition in the Tiwi Islands
News of the MSC-SVD transition in the Tiwi Islands Malcolm Fyfe MSC< Vicar General of Darwin Diocese, writes: FATHER VINCE CARROLL msc finishes up today at Wurrumiyanga and will return to Downlands College, Toowoomba tomorrow. The diocese is very grateful to Father Vince who at short notice agreed to go…
Monday, 01 August 2022 21:52
Some Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, August 2022
Some Significant Days for the Chevalier Family, August, 2022 See August 1st, 14th, 27th, 30th, Mother Marie Louise Hartzer 1 August, 1887 The first four FDNSC Sisters arrive at Yule Island, PNG. 3 August, 1899 First community of MSC Sisters is established in Hiltrup, Germany: two Sisters of Divine Providence…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 11:54
RIP. Herman Kooyman MSC
RIP. Herman Kooyman MSC Malcolm Fyfe has informed us that Herman passed away at 5:40 pm today (Saturday 30th July). He was still making the occasional phone call until a couple of days ago. Due to the increased pain that he was experiencing in the last two days, he was…
Friday, 29 July 2022 22:50
Michelle Vass, Gratitude, Tribute, Retiring Retreat Centre Director (2016-2022) St Mary’s Towers
Michelle Vass, Gratitude, Tribute, Retiring Retreat Centre Director (2016-2022) St Mary’s Towers Dominic Gleeson MSC, Celebration, July 23rd. The story of Michelle’s journey with St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, began at the turn of the Century. In the early 2000’s Michelle first visited the Towers with the intention to pray…
Thursday, 28 July 2022 23:08
Daramalan College Past Students. Achievements, Art, Sport, Student Activism
Daramalan College Past Students. Achievements, Art, Sport, Student Activism WHERE ARE THEY NOW – USA (UPDATE) Brenda Croft from 1981, currently a leading First Nations artist and scholar from the ANU, has been awarded the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University for the…
Wednesday, 27 July 2022 22:10
Vocations promotions in Sydney – our MSC students
Vocations promotions in Sydney – our MSC students Our MSC students are back after their study break from the Yarra Theological Union. They went to Sydney and spent time on Vocations Promotion in some parishes with Frank Dineen. Here are some photos of Trieu, Daniel and Hoa (who took many…
Tuesday, 26 July 2022 22:11
Francis and Canada’s First Nation peoples. Contrition, Confession, Reconciliation, Atonement… and a reminder to the Australian Church and preparation for the referendum.
Francis and Canada’s First Nation peoples. Contrition, Confession, Reconciliation, Atonement… and a reminder to the Australian Church and preparation for the referendum. One picture worth 1000 words, And we remember John Paul II's visit to Alice Springs, 1986
Monday, 25 July 2022 22:21
Campion College, new Resident Hall, in honour of Paul Stenhouse MSC
Campion College, new Resident Hall, in honour of Paul Stenhouse MSC While names like Magdalen College evoke the spires and cloisters of Oxford and the academic gowns passing to and fro, Australia’s first liberal Arts college is hoping the name Stenhouse Hall becomes synonymous with academic excellence in this country.…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 22:22
Downlands building, coming down, going up
Downlands building, coming down, going up Bob Irwin, who has been at Downlands this year while Vince Carroll is on Bathurst Island, sent these photos. The story with Downlands is that it is building new facilities as it prepares to begin taking in Prep to Year 3 in 2023 to…
Friday, 22 July 2022 23:12
Stories from around the MSC World
Stories from around the MSC World MSC Indonesia Ongoing Formation meeting. Chris Chaplin joined the group USA Mission Office Jim Miller wwrites: The USA MSC are now establishing our own Mission Office, which we will try to model on the Australian Office listed in this post. We are limiting…
Thursday, 21 July 2022 22:09
RIP, Jack Cantwell
RIP, Jack Cantwell We akcnowledge the deaths of men who have shared part of their lives with us Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Peter Hendriks writes: Jack Cantwell R.I.P: I received a message from Kerry Thomas, Jack’s nephew, informing us that Jack died peacefully last night. He was 92 years…
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 22:26
In praise of the elders, Tony Young MSC, 60 years ordained
In praise of the elders, Tony Young MSC, 60 years ordained Tony has spent the best part of 60 years of priestly ministry in PNG, especially in Nimowa and Eastern Papua. He established Hope Academy for online learning. We have featured the Academy over the years. But with covid these…
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 22:39
A PS to the Plenary Synod.
A PS to the Plenary Synod. (Acknowledging Columban Missionaries for the illustration) Many important decisions, as with First Nation issues and the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Disappointment as to articulating women and men in the Church, equality and ministry. At the time, Pope Francis met with editors…
Monday, 18 July 2022 22:15
In praise of our elders (Sirach 44). Our MSC 60 years ordained group.
In praise of our elders (Sirach 44). Our MSC 60 years ordained group. Albert Chan, with Harry Chan OFM, already celebrating the 60 years. Celebrations like this are becoming more significant with our numbers in the province. Recent counting indicates that there are 46 members of the province 80…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 22:58
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart statue, OLSH Kensington
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart statue, OLSH Kensington Peter Henrdriks writes: Earlier I informed you of a request we received from Javier Trapero from Spain inquiring about the OLSH statue below. All the information came in from Sydney, Wadeye, Melbourne, Adelaide and Africa and we can say: o …
Friday, 15 July 2022 23:19
The Mission of the Australian MSC Mission Office.
The Mission of the Australian MSC Mission Office. Established by Adrian Meaney MSC with an ever-increasing overseas outreach, continuing with the present director, Roger Purcell MSC, Sean Donovan and his staff. Outreach to the Pacific, to Vietnam, to African countries and links with the Mission offices in the Philippines and…
Thursday, 14 July 2022 22:02
New book: Christ-figures: there on our screens. Peter Malone MSC
New book: Christ-figures: there on our screens. Peter Malone MSC How do we find Christ in films that are not directly about Jesus of Nazareth? This has been one of the recurring challenges to Peter Malone who has spent more than fifty years as a reviewer of films with a…
Wednesday, 13 July 2022 22:14
Leaving Bathurst Island- Wurruminyanga – 2022, Vince Carroll MSC.
Leaving Bathurst Island- Wurruminyanga – 2022, Vince Carroll MSC. Its been a great privilege for me to have worked for a few short months on B.I., following in the footsteps of some mighty MSC – such as + Gsell, McGrath, Pye, Howley and Fallon. Our first Australian and iconic mission!…
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 11:55
Managing a computerless day. How?
Managing a computerless day. How? And why do computers break down on weekends? Not functioning Sunday. Off to Business Works first thing Monday. Diagnosis? Prognosis? Booked into computer rehab. So, what to do on computerless days? No email, no checking sites, no Facebook (thwarting addiction to checking Like and Love…
Friday, 08 July 2022 23:09
Some photos from this last week.
Some photos from this last week. Chung recently arrived from Vietnam visits Sydney for the first time and is glimpsed promoting the Opera House. Delegates and members gathered for the Plenary meetings. Philippa Murphy OLSH, Vincent Long OFM Conv, Chris McPhee MSC, Gerard Brady CFC Table number 5. Provincial…
Thursday, 07 July 2022 22:18
RIP. Therese McNamara OLSH.
RIP. Therese McNamara OLSH. 9/10/1938 – 21/6/2022 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” These words from the Gospel of John were chosen by Terie for her Funeral Mass a few weeks ago. They speak of Terie’s absolute trust and deep faith in God. On…
