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Tuesday, 04 August 2020 23:42
August – the month for formation, professions, ordination, for Filipino and Vietnamese students in the Philippines.
August – the month for formation, professions, ordination, for Filipino and Vietnamese students in the Philippines. Eight MSC Filipino and Vietnamese novices have been invested with the religious habit of the Missionaries of the Sacred as they started their Novitiate Formation. We join them in prayers thanking God for the…
Monday, 03 August 2020 22:25
Jules Chevalier and his visit to the Cure of Ars,
Jules Chevalier and his visit to the Cure of Ars. Today is the feast of St John Vianney, the Cure of Ars. We know that the Cure died not long after Jules Chevalier’s visit in 1859. Here is the version from biographer, Henri Vermin MSC. By the way, below is…
Sunday, 02 August 2020 22:14
SOME SIGNFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY. 2020
SOME SIGNFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY. 2020 Looking at a number of the entries, August seems very much an OLSH month, A re-enactment of the arrival at Yule Island Mary Louise Hartzer, the foundation, arrivals in Yule Island and Kiribati. 1 August, 1887 The first four FDNSC…
Friday, 31 July 2020 23:41
Three posts for this weekend: New MSC Bishop, 60th anniversary celebration and tribute to Neville Dunne by Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC.
Three posts for this weekend: New MSC Bishop, 60th anniversary celebration and tribute to Neville Dunne by Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC. Announcement of Bishop Valentim Fagundes Menezes MSC Today Wednesday July 29, the Apostolic Nunciature in Brazil announced the decision of Pope Francis to appoint Father Valentine Fagundes Menezes Bishop…
Thursday, 30 July 2020 22:17
Golden Jubilee of Profession, Paul Browne MSC
Golden Jubilee of Profession, Paul Browne MSC Congratulations to Paul Browne on his Golden Jubilee. After his novitiate at Douglas Park, he made his first vows on August 1st 1970. Paul made his profession as an MSC Brother. In 1974, he began studies for the priesthood at St Paul’s National…
Wednesday, 29 July 2020 22:20
The MSC site supports ACRATH, World Day, July 30th, The scourge of human trafficking.
The MSC site supports ACRATH, World Day, July 30th, The scourge of human trafficking. May our prayer lead us to action against human trafficking Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) has developed a prayer and action resource to use in marking the 2020 World Day Against Trafficking in…
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 23:08
Working in masks. Miinistry in masks. Life in masks.
Working in masks. Miinistry in masks. Life in masks. A humorous commandment - but serious. A photo of deacon Michael Angelo Acera Dacalos MSC at his first baptism, Philippines. Wherever you are as you visit our site there may be discussion about wearing masks in these coronavirus times.Premier of…
Monday, 27 July 2020 22:28
Announcement: New Appointment for 2021 – Director of the Chevalier Institute, Anne McAtomney.
Announcement: New Appointment for 2021 – Director of the Chevalier Institute, Anne McAtomney. With recent approval of the Provincial in Council, I am pleased to announce Anne McAtomney as the next Director of the Chevalier Institute. Anne will commence in the role in January, 2021. After a comprehensive selection process…
Sunday, 26 July 2020 22:07
Daramalan College, New Principal, 2021, Rachel Francis-Davies
Daramalan College, New Principal, 2021, Rachel Francis-Davies With the recent approval of the MSC Provincial in Council, Daramalan College is pleased to announce Rachel Francis-Davies as the next Principal of the College commencing in January 2021. After a comprehensive selection process that attracted many well qualified candidates, it was apparent…
Saturday, 25 July 2020 18:33
RIP, Neville Dunne MSC, longtime PNG missionary and provincial superior
RIP, Neville Dunne MSC, longtime PNG missionary and provincial superior Steve Dives writes: With great sadness we advise that our dear brother and confrere Neville Dunne died very peacefully this afternoon (Saturday) at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home Kensington. Neville has been suffering the effects of dementia, a stroke and…
Friday, 24 July 2020 23:13
What was your best letter to God?
What was your best letter to God...? 2020 has seen an increase in prayer – and different ways of praying. The Catholic Central Library in Melbourne has reported a large increase in sales of the weekly Missal. But we all have our questions in our letters to God. Here are…
Thursday, 23 July 2020 22:16
Fr Ted McCormack MSC, an achievement, 60 years ordained.
Fr Ted McCormack MSC, an achievement, 60 years ordained. Our congratulations to Ted, 87th birthday on July 14th, and 60 years ordained today. Ted has had a fruitful ministry in PNG, in Australian parishes and, in more recent years, parish supply, especially in the Sandhurst diocese. (Though covid-19 has limited…
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 22:18
Acknowledging Albert Yelds MSC, turning 95 today.
Acknowledging Albert Yelds MSC, turning 95 today. We offer hearty congratulations to Albert Yelds on his 95th birthday. And, on Monday, he will be 67 years ordained. Albert has worked in MSC Colleges, was committed for many years to a travelling ministry of devotion to the Sacred Heart. In the…
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 22:53
New book, Dear Movies, Peter Malone MSC
New book, Dear Movies, Peter Malone MSC Coventry Press has just published a book by Peter Malone MSC. It draws on his years of film reviewing and his work connecting cinema and spirituality. It is a series of letters (101 in fact) to movies that have influenced him over the…
Solidarity with our Central American MSC confrereres, Covid-19 claims the life of Juan Dore Chicas from Guatamala. Humberto Henriques MSC writes: Unfortunately, COVID keeps taking more and more known people. This time he was another missionary of the Sacred Heart, Juan Dore Chicas, Member of Central America and Mexico Province,…
Sunday, 19 July 2020 23:19
An MSC Update, photos from Vietnam,
An MSC Update, photos from Vietnam, Courtesy of Bob Irwin and Bang, our photographer Thien, Joseph Vuong,Truc, Bob, Huy, Vuong, Hung....the two Vuongs begin 2nd year novitiate, the other four will be professed on August 6, in Manila. Students, and Bang, our photographer second from the end. Those going to…
Friday, 17 July 2020 23:10
A Weekend reflection and prayer in these times.
A Weekend reflection and prayer in these times. With lockdown and covid headlines, there are no so many stories these weeks. It seemed a good idea to post some relevant prayers and reflections. And the Church And shared faith And for a Scripture reference
Thursday, 16 July 2020 22:38
Solidarity with South Africa as covid-19 spreads. July 18th, Nelson Mandela Day.
Solidarity with South Africa as covid-19 spreads in that country. July 18th, Nelson Mandela Day. Nelson Mandela has many accolades. He’s an iconic figure that triumphed over South Africa’s apartheid regime. He was a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, and an international peacemaker. And he was the…
Wednesday, 15 July 2020 22:31
An OLSH Parish, Randwick, story. Tony Chung
An OLSH Parish, Randwick, story. Tony Chung The Chung Family It’s a long way from Papua New Guinea. Born in Papua New Guinea in 1952, Tony Chung has been part of the parish since 1965. This is his story. My father, says Tony, was the General Manager of the Burns…
Tuesday, 14 July 2020 22:19
God's Foolishness, A Spirituality of Heart - a new book by Brian Gallagher MSC
God's Foolishness, A Spirituality of Heart - a new book by Brian Gallagher MSC From the Coventry Press flyer and website: God's Foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. (1 Corinthians 1:25). Reflecting on his own life and on the lives and teachings…
Monday, 13 July 2020 21:58
Greater Melbourne locked down for a second six weeks’ period. hope and humour.
Greater Melbourne locked down for a second six weeks’ period. hope and humour. This site comes from Melbourne, from lockdown again for millions of us, more than five weeks to go. Here is a quote from Pope Francis’ Easter prayer, still relevant to us. And, then, please…
Sunday, 12 July 2020 22:54
An Appeal from the Director of the MSC Mission Office
An Appeal from the Director of the MSC Mission Office, Roger Purcell. REPRINTING: GEORGES DELBOS, THE MUSTARD SEED “FROM A FRENCH MISSION TO A PAPUAN CHURCH” Published in 1985 for the centenary of the founding to the Catholic Church on Yule Island in 1885 this is a very readable and…
Friday, 10 July 2020 22:29
MSC Good News – new venue for Heart of Life: Kildara Centre, Malvern
MSC Good News – new venue for Heart of Life: Kildara Centre, Malvern Following several meetings between the Brigidine Victorian Community Office, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and the Heart of Life Centre for Spiritual and Pastoral Formation, an agreement was reached for Heart of Life to lease…
Thursday, 09 July 2020 22:42
Acknowledging Tony Young MSC, 85.
Acknowledging Tony Young MSC, 85. From Melbourne, Tony Young was born on July 10th. 1935. He made his novitiate in 1955 and was professed on February 26th 1956. His studies for the priesthood took place at Sacred Heart Monastery, Croydon, Victoria and was ordained in Melbourne on July 23rd 1962.…
Wednesday, 08 July 2020 22:27
THE DAY OF GRATEFUL HEARTS
Choir practice for Most Sacred Heart. News from MSC Vietnam: The Day of Grateful Hearts. With thanks to Quy Thien Bui MSC Mass for the Most Sacred Heart. Presider: Fr. Hoang, MSC. Many of us have known very well the house of the Lover of Holy Cross Sisters in…
Tuesday, 07 July 2020 22:31
Celebrating Martin Wilson, MSC, 90 years of age, 65 years a priest, missionary and academic.
Celebrating Martin Wilson, MSC, 90 years of age on July 8th, 65 years a priest, missionary and academic. Leo Wearden MSC I have been asked to write some words about Martin Wilson on the occasion of reaching this milestone of 65 years since his ordination as a priest. Martin, though…
Monday, 06 July 2020 22:21
July 7th. PNG pride in its saint, Peter ToRot.
July 7th. PNG pride in its saint, Peter ToRot. The Catholic Bishops Conference PNGSI officially ended their 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a thanksgiving Holy Eucharist at the CBC head office in Port Moresby on Thursday, 02 July 2020 at 5.00 pm. The celebrations incorporated the laity theme of…
Sunday, 05 July 2020 22:34
New Bishop for Kiribati. The Church Heritage of Kiribati.
New Bishop for Kiribati. The Church Heritage of Kiribati. Cathedral Tarasa Atoll Kiribati. Bishop Paul Mea MSC resigns. Monsignor Koru Tito appointed as the new Bishop. Bishopo Paul Mea MSC, Nauru stamp, Christmas 1982 Archbishop-elect of Rabaul, Rochus Tatamai MSC, writes: Congratulations to Bishop Paul Mea MSC (Eusebius…
Friday, 03 July 2020 22:43
Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, July 5th
Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday, July 5th In these days of ‘Black Lives Matter’, of ‘Closing the Gap’ discussions and proposals for the National Cabinet, we support and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. Bishops Commission for relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Dear to the…
Thursday, 02 July 2020 22:54
The Chevalier Family, First Friday, Environmental Concern and Commitment
The Chevalier Family, First Friday Focus: Environmental Concern and Commitment Each month, members of the Chevalier Family highlight a focus for concern, prayer and activity for the First Friday. This month, the poster mentions addictions. What Is Social Media Addiction? Checking and scrolling through social media has become an increasingly…
