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Wednesday, 23 October 2019 22:47
A FORTUNATE LIFE, OLSH RANDWICK, PAST AND PRESENT, ANITA MURRAY CSB
A FORTUNATE LIFE, OLSH RANDWICK, PAST AND PRESENT, ANITA MURRAY CSB Brigidine Nun for 67 years, Sister Anita Murray looks back on her life. This is not only a personal story of a Brigidine Sister, but offers some glimpses into parish life in Randwick of the past. I was born…
Tuesday, 22 October 2019 22:35
MSC MUSIC MINISTRY, AUSTRALIA
MSC MUSIC MINISTRY, AUSTRALIA Yesterday our site post highlighted promoting MSC in Australia – and so, today, we feature our confreres who have contributed to the music ministry, especially in Liturgy. If you continue reading below, you will find photos of those involved as well as a tribute to…
Monday, 21 October 2019 23:31
PROMOTING THE MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEART
PROMOTING THE MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEART As we commemorated the death of Jules Chevalier yesterday, we acknowledged his mission outreach. Nowadays some of the provinces are experiencing decline in numbers while others welcome increasing numbers. The question arises: how do we promote the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and…
Sunday, 20 October 2019 22:05
JULES CHEVALIER DAY, 21st OCTOBER, 112th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
JULES CHEVALIER DAY, 21st OCTOBER, 112th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH. With thanks to Liz Taylor OLSH who prepared this outline for the gathering of the Melbourne Chevalier Family commemorative gathering. An invitation to spend some moments reflecting on just some of the life events of the man whose life has…
Friday, 18 October 2019 23:17
MSC, 90 YEARS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, CELEBRATIONS IN ALICE SPRINGS.
MSC, 90 YEARS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, CELEBRATIONS IN ALICE SPRINGS. The celebrants for the day wearing stoles painted for the occasion by Delores Furber, Kathleen Wallace and Therese Ryder. Among those present as concelebrants was Rev Chris McPhee, MSC, Provincial, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Fr Raess SVD, parish…
Thursday, 17 October 2019 22:35
CHEVALIER COLLEGE STUDENT, DARCY HOWARD, YOUTH COMMUNITY AWARD, NSW.
CHEVALIER COLLEGE STUDENT, DARCY HOWARD, ORDER OF AUSTRALIA/YOUTH AWARD. It was a very proud day for the Howard family and Chevalier College Principal Chris McDermott on Friday 20 September when the group attended a very special presentation at NSW Government House in Sydney. Year 12 student Darcy Howard (from the…
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 22:30
90 YEARS MSC IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA - HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN ALICE SPRINGS
90 YEARS MSC IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA - HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN ALICE SPRINGS Last weekend there was a celebration in Alice Springs to commemorate 90 years of MSC presence in Central Australia. Fr James Long MSC Here is an abbreviated history (yet still quite long) from the OLSH…
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 22:37
COMPARING NOTES: OLD CHURCH, NEW CHURCH
COMPARING NOTES: OLD CHURCH, NEW CHURCH Bernadette Wallis at the launch at the Yarra Theological Union Study Centre Dear Mother, Dear Father, a collection of letters (with introductions and comments) by John Wallis, 1927-1949. John Wallis was a distinguished Australian priest, founder of the Missionary Sisters of Service,…
Monday, 14 October 2019 22:26
UPDATE ON MSC PRE-NOVITIATE PROGRAM, PASTORAL PLACEMENT.
UPDATE ON MSC PRE-NOVITIATE PROGRAM, PASTORAL PLACEMENT. Our three pre-novitiate students have spent this year at Cuskelly House in Blackburn. Left to right, Daniel, Trieu, Dean Before they enter the Novitiate on November 1st, they are spending a month in pastoral placement. (If you want to check on who they…
Sunday, 13 October 2019 22:39
TRANSFORMING FORMATION HOUSES. AN MSC-US STORY
TRANSFORMING FORMATION HOUSES. AN MSC-US STORY Before the US story and photos, a reminder our Australian formation-location history. In fact, In Australia, the MSC have had quite a history of Formation houses, of increasing numbers and then decreasing numbers and...: Croydon, today's younger with yesterday's older In the early…
Saturday, 12 October 2019 09:36
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN RATE MSC – access to tributes and to Requiem Mass streaming.
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN RATE MSC – access to tributes and to Requiem Mass streaming. It is a week since John was buried at St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park. There have been so many tributes that it is beyond the capacity of our website to carry them all and we are…
Thursday, 10 October 2019 22:27
UPDATE ON THE MSC PACIFIC UNION, FROM THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
UPDATE ON THE MSC PACIFIC UNION, FROM THE GENERAL CONFERENCE In the final sessions of the General Conference, the members looked at the different areas of the world, the developments, the recessions. Here is our first of several focal areas, the Pacific Union.…
Wednesday, 09 October 2019 22:31
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE IN KOREA/ KOREAN STYLE AND STYLES.
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE IN KOREA/ KOREAN STYLE AND STYLES. The MSC Korea Province hosted the 25th MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, September 24 - October 6, 2019. Present were the General Administration; 20 Provincial Superiors, 3 Union Superiors, Moderators, Translators and Secretaries. On Sept. 28 and 29.they had their cultural immersion activities…
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 22:27
CHEVALIER COLLEGE OUTBACK EXCURSION and AN MSC VISIT IN DARWIN
CHEVALIER COLLEGE OUTBACK EXCURSION and AN MSC VISIT IN DARWIN. Pancakes for breakfast and mass at ST Paul’s Parish it was wonderful to reconnect with Fr Peter Hendriks MSC and be welcomed into a lovely community with morning tea. A trip to Royal Flying Doctor service and the battle of…
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 13:22
STATEMENT - APPEARANCE MOSS VALE COURT
STATEMENT - APPEARANCE MOSS VALE COURT MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEART, TREAND HOUSE, 1A WALTHAM ST, COOGEE, 2014. Phone (2) 9665 8999. Fax (2) 9664 2962 Statement – Appearance Moss Vale Court 8 October 2019 The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Australia released the following statement in relation to…
Monday, 07 October 2019 22:34
RIP, FR JOHN ANEO MSC, FORMER PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR, PNG, 23rd September 2019
RIP, FR JOHN ANEO MSC, FORMER PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR, PNG, 23rd September 2019 CV of Fr. John Aneo MSC. with great thanks to Fr Roger MSC, Provincial Secretary, PNG, for this information. Educational Background His primary education were all done and completed at Kimadan Primary School, Kavieng that was…
Sunday, 06 October 2019 21:55
PAUL CASTLEY MSC, A NEW BOOK TO READ AND RECOMMEND, A TIME TO HOPE
PAUL CASTLEY MSC, A NEW BOOK TO READ AND RECOMMEND, A TIME TO HOPE A Time to Hope Finding Encouragement in Prayer and Ministry This book and others published by MSC by Coventry Press can be purchased on their website. Their website description reads: "At a time in the life…
Saturday, 05 October 2019 07:50
JOHN RATE MSC, FUNERAL MASS, HENLEY BEACH
JOHN RATE MSC, FUNERAL MASS, HENLEY BEACH Funeral Homily for John Rate: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church Henley Beach Jesus quoted the passage from Isaiah (the first reading) at the beginning of his ministry to proclaim his message to the people of his hometown, Nazareth. It described his…
Thursday, 03 October 2019 22:27
THE CHEVALIER FAMILY FIRST FRIDAY JUSTICE CONCERN/INTENTION
THE CHEVALIER FAMILY FIRST FRIDAY JUSTICE CONCERN/ INTENTION The MSC Sisters write: Our spiritual founder, Fr. Jules Chevalier, MSC was convinced that devotion to the Sacred Heart was the remedy for all the evils of his time. We call this devotion today the "Spirituality of the Heart", a way…
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 22:32
MORE HIGHLIGHTS: 2019 MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS: 2019 MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN. SECOND WEEK: LEADERSHIP TEAM GENERAL REPORT GENERAL SUPERIORS’ REPORT THE TOPICS INITIAL FORMATION, Accompaniment. Vocation Promotion. COMMUNICATION ONGOING FORMATION ON THE LAITY JUSTICE AND PEACE GENERAL BURSAR ON SAFEGUARDING At the beginning of 2019, it has been a constant theme, all over…
Tuesday, 01 October 2019 22:19
SISTER TRISH RUSH MSC, HER 100 YEARS.
SISTER TRISH RUSH MSC, HER 100 YEARS. Trish with her MSC Sisters Our dear Trish (Sr. Patricia Rush) reached the grand age of 100 years last Tuesday September 24th. Her MSC Sisters and family members celebrated this milestone with her at St Catherine’s Aged Care Facility Balwyn where Trish resides. …
Monday, 30 September 2019 22:37
SOME SIGNIFICANT OCTOBER DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2019
SOME SIGNFICANT OCTOBER DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2019 Death of Fr Jules Chevalier, see October 21st. Death of Fr Hubert Linckens, see October 5th. 1 October, 1905 The MSC Generalate transfers from Belgium to Rome, Piazza Navona, the site of the first MSC house in Rome. No longer…
Sunday, 29 September 2019 23:06
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN, SOME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN, SOME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS With thanks to Jommy Burgos MSC, Conference Secretary. The writing on the wall - in the best sense DAY 02 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019): New Directions in Leadership. There is a need to challenge the membership to move from the comfort zone and…
Friday, 27 September 2019 22:29
Lay Gathering and Commissioning of the Australian National Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family, 13th – 15th September
Lay Gathering and Commissioning of the Australian National Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family, 13th – 15th September Many Hearts United as One Report by Alison McKenzie. After many months of diligent and prayerful work by a steering committee composed of lay and professed members of the FDNSC…
Thursday, 26 September 2019 22:59
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY, 2019, AUSTRALIA
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY, 2019, AUSTRALIA Pope Francis constantly alerts us to Justice issues in our world. Since the 1940s, the Australian Bishops have annually published a call to justice statement. Australia's bishops have launched their annual Social Justice Statement, in which they invite us to reflect on how the…
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 22:30
25TH MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
25TH MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA From Jommy Burgos MSC, Secretary of the Conference. DAY 01 (Tuesday, September 23, 2019: First day, started with a para-liturgy inviting all participants to a solemn presence of God. Conscious too of being present to one another. Fr. Mario Absalon Alvarado Tovar, MSC,…
Tuesday, 24 September 2019 22:31
BEN FLEMING MSC, THREE JOBS (OR MORE) IN ONE, PORT MORESBY
BEN FLEMING MSC, THREE JOBS (OR MORE) IN ONE, PORT MORESBY Ben writes: One month here now as Administrator of St Mary’s Cathedral. Following in the footsteps of great MSC. But I think I’m the first MSC to be appointed back here in about thirty years or more. [This means…
Monday, 23 September 2019 22:32
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, 2019, BUSAN, KOREA.
MSC GENERAL CONFERENCE, 2019, BUSAN, KOREA. Every two years there is an MSC General Conference (a General Chapter every six years). This has been an event for almost 50 years. It is an opportunity to take stock of the life, spirituality and ministry of the Congregation. It is also…
Monday, 23 September 2019 08:33
JOHN RATE MSC, MAY HE REST IN PEACE
JOHN RATE MSC, MAY HE REST IN PEACE As visitors to our site would have been reading about John in hospital, news came through that he died during last night. Steve Dives sent the following message: It is with great sadness that I advise that our dear brother John Rate…
Sunday, 22 September 2019 22:15
MESSAGE FROM HENLEY BEACH, JOHN RATE MSC, HEALTH, CONCERN AND PRAYER
MESSAGE FROM HENLEY BEACH, JOHN RATE MSC, HEALTH, CONCERN AND PRAYER I thought I would send an update on Father John. John remains in hospital and his current situation is considered grave. That said, he has weathered the past few days when his kidney went into failure and it was…
