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Sunday, 18 August 2019 22:10
BEST WISHES TO THE MSC DUTCH PROVINCE, 100 YEARS THIS WEEK.
BEST WISHES TO THE MSC DUTCH PROVINCE, 100 YEARS THIS WEEK. Our confreres in the Philippines, website and Facebook, offer a great deal about MSC life in the Pacific. The photo above, with Filipino Provincial, Bogey Cabrera, appeared this week, along with the letter to the current Dutch provincial, below,…
Friday, 16 August 2019 22:28
ABZALON, SUPERIOR GENERAL, ABROAD AND AT HOME
ABZALON, SUPERIOR GENERAL, ABROAD AND AT HOME/ ROME. Last month we featured Abzalon, our Superior General, being welcomed at De Boismenu College, PNG, a chief's welcome. He also went over to the diocese of Kaviang, the diocese of Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC - again some local welcome. But, back to…
Thursday, 15 August 2019 22:58
HIS LETTER, UNCLE BOB BACK IN VIETNAM
HIS LETTER, UNCLE BOB BACK IN VIETNAM Greetings to you from Saigon again. Pardon the intrusion, but I thought it time for me to drop you a line, to fill you in a bit about this extraordinary place, and the MSC presence here. Visitor from the NT, Pat Mara MSC.…
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:23
MSC EDUCATION ANNUAL VISIT TO ISSOUDUN
MSC EDUCATION ANNUAL VISIT TO ISSOUDUN. Each year a group of staff members from the MSC Australian Colleges, Downlands, Chevalier, Monivae, Daramalan, visit Issoudun for an experience of Heart Spirituality and its being part of Education ministry. This year the group was led by Alison McKenzie from the Chevalier Institute…
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:17
AN ALERT FOR LAY MSC, OLSH, MSC - GATHERING COMING UP
AN ALERT FOR LAY MSC, OLSH, MSC - GATHERING COMING UP Lay Gathering and Commissioning of the Australian National Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family 13th – 15th September 2019 Bringing the Family Together Context: This is an historical moment in the life of the Australian Chevalier Family…
Monday, 12 August 2019 22:24
ABORIGINAL PASTORAL COUNCIL – ANNUAL MEETING 2019. DURING THE DRY!
ABORIGINAL PASTORAL COUNCIL – ANNUAL MEETING 2019. DURING THE DRY! With thanks for this report to Pat Mara MSC, parish priest of Wurrumiyanga, Bathurst Island Every year during the dry season the Darwin Diocese holds an Aboriginal Pastoral Council meeting which is comprised of church leaders from the Aboriginal communities…
Sunday, 11 August 2019 23:13
KHOI NGUYEN MSC, PRE-NOVITIATE DIRECTOR, CUSKELLY HOUSE, BLACKBURN.
KHOI NGUYEN MSC, PRE-NOVITIATE DIRECTOR, CUSKELLY HOUSE, BLACKBURN. As he explains, Khoi recently did a brief course in Chicago and sent a copy of his paper. It is reproduced here for those who would like to read it and see something of what is required for MSC formation in…
Saturday, 10 August 2019 08:16
CONGRATULATIONS, FR DANH MSC, ORDINATION IN MANILA
CONGRATULATIONS, FR DANH MSC, ORDINATION IN MANILA July 27, 2019 Quezon City, Philippines The MSC Australian Province, together with the MSC Philippine Province, celebrated the Ordination of our two Vietnamese confreres: Doan Nguyen Thanh Danh as Priest and Tran Minh Chung as Deacon. Echoing Pope Francis, the Most Rev. Narciso…
Thursday, 08 August 2019 22:26
CHEVALIER COLLEGE, NEW WING BLESSING
CHEVALIER COLLEGE, NEW WING BLESSING New facilities officially open at Chevalier College on a Sacred Heart Day filled with love and celebration! Sacred Heart Day 2019 at Chevalier College was an even more special day this year as it marked the opening of two new facilities at the college.…
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 22:34
ACKNOWLEDGING PETER MALONE MSC
ACKNOWLEDGING PETER MALONE MSC After acknowledging Barry Brundell at 80 last Friday, we have a second candidate at 80, Peter Malone MSC Peter Malone came from Sydney, educated at OLSH, Bowral, and five years at Chevalier College. He made his first profession on 26 February 1958, studies at Sacred Heart…
Tuesday, 06 August 2019 22:24
CELEBRATING ST MARY MacKILLOP FOR HER FEAST DAY
CELEBRATING ST MARY MacKILLOP FOR HER FEAST DAY St Mary MacKillop. Tomorrow, 8th August, is her Feast day, the 110th anniversary of her death. We celebrate Australian’s first saint. Recently we had a popular response to the photos of the PNG stamp collection for Blessed Peter To Rot. We thought…
Monday, 05 August 2019 22:33
FURTHER SUPPORT FOR MALCOLM FYFE’S LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – From Catholic Religious Australia, Pax Christi – and the Darwin News
FURTHER SUPPORT FOR MALCOLM FYFE’S LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – From Catholic Religious Australia, Pax Christi – and the Darwin News. We published Malcolm’s letter on this site on Friday July 26th last. It had wide circulation on the MSC Justice Facebook page as well as on Cathnews. There…
Sunday, 04 August 2019 23:13
MSC PHILIPPINES, 2 STORIES ON FORMATION, PROFESSION CEREMONY AND NEW COLLEGE FORMATION HOUSE
MSC PHILIPPINES, 2 STORIES ON FORMATION: PROFESSION CEREMONY AND NEW COLLEGE FORMATION HOUSE PROFESSIONS On August 6, 2019, on the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, two Novices will profess the religious vows as MSCs for the first time: Novice Franz Kim D. Pelare (Ozamiz City) and Novice Diomuel…
Friday, 02 August 2019 23:13
CONGRATULATIONS, BARRY SMITH MSC, GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PROFESSION
CONGRATULATIONS, BARRY SMITH MSC, GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PROFESSION Barry renews his vows - and his nephew, David, and his sister, Pat, bring up the gifts at the Eucharist And celebrated by the local musicians Barry Smith, who grew up in Victoria, made his Novitiate at St Mary’s Towers, Douglas…
Thursday, 01 August 2019 22:31
THE CHEVALIER FAMILY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN THE WORLD, FIRST FRIDAY AUGUST 2019
THE CHEVALIER FAMILY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN THE WORLD, FIRST FRIDAY AUGUST 2019 Each month, the Chevalier Family for Justice (MSC, OLSH, MSC Sisters, Lay MSC) promote an issue for prayer and action for each month and provide us with a poster, Here is the August poster and its…
Thursday, 01 August 2019 08:13
ACKNOWLEDGING BARRY BRUNDELL MSC
ACKNOWLEDGING BARRY BRUNDELL MSC. In recent years we have been acknowledging Australian MSC on the occasion of a significant birthday, especially when they turn 80. Tomorrow, August 2nd, Barry Brundell turns 80, Barry Brundell came from Hamilton, Western Victoria, and did his secondary schooling at the Apostolic School, Douglas Park.…
Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:12
SOME SIGNIFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2019
SOME SIGNIFICANT AUGUST DAYS FOR THE CHEVALIER FAMILY, 2019 Looking at a number of the entries, August seems very much an OLSH month,Mary Louise Hartzer, the foundation, arrivals in Yule Island and Kiribati. A re-enactment. 1 August, 1887 The first four FDNSC Sisters arrive at Yule Island, PNG. 3 August,…
Monday, 29 July 2019 22:20
HINDMARSH, NEW BOOK BY JIM LITTLETON MSC
HINDMARSH, NEW BOOK BY JIM LITTLETON MSC On the occasion of the handing back of Hindmarsh parish to the Archdioces of Adelaide. Jim Littleton has produced a book on the MSC work in the parish and the men who worked there. The last item before the posting gap was…
Sunday, 28 July 2019 22:34
HAROLD BAKER MSC, 70 YEARS ORDAINED
HAROLD BAKER MSC, 70 YEARS ORDAINED While our website was being restructured, we were unable to note a happy celebration on July 24. We make up for lost time as we congratulate Harold Baker, senior professed member of the Australian Province, 70 years ordained. The above photo is up-to-date…
Saturday, 27 July 2019 10:02
ONLINE AGAIN – WITH BLESSED PETER TO ROT, PNG
ONLINE AGAIN – WITH BLESSED PETER TO ROT, PNG After two weeks of transferring the site from one server to another, we return with our daily posts. So here we are with Peter To Rot. We had intended to feature Blessed Peter To Rot whose feastday is July 7th –…
Friday, 26 July 2019 15:36
OPEN LETTER, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MANUS ISLAND AND NAURU - MALCOLM FYFE MSC, VICAR GENERAL, DARWIN.
OPEN LETTER, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MANUS ISLAND AND NAURU - MALCOLM FYFE MSC, VICAR GENERAL, DARWIN “It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.” Prayer of St Francis.’ THE POSSIBILITY OF A BI-PARTISAN AMNESTY An open letter to our political leaders by Fr Malcolm P. Fyfe msc, Vicar General of…
Friday, 26 July 2019 10:09
Eulogy: Sr Damian Mary George fdnsc (12.10.1925 - 7.06.2019)
Eulogy: Sr Damian Mary George fdnsc (12.10.1925 - 7.06.2019) Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3) What amazing and reassuring words given to us by Jesus! With confidence in these words, we slightly understand what our Sr…
Tuesday, 16 July 2019 22:07
Website restructuring for two weeks. No postings for a fortnight, but then...
Website restructuring for two weeks. No postings for a fortnight, but then...... Website restructuring for two weeks. No postings for a fortnight, but then... As recorded on Monday, there have been a number of difficulties in access to the MSC Province website. News came today that restructuring will begin…
Monday, 15 July 2019 21:09
STEPHEN HACKETT MSC, GENERAL SECRETARY, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE
STEPHEN HACKETT MSC, GENERAL SECRETARY, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE Canberra hosts international meeting of general secretaries, France, Germany, England and Wales. General secretaries of the bishops conferences of France, Australia, Germany and England and Wales at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The general secretaries of the bishops conferences of…
Sunday, 14 July 2019 22:18
APOLOGY TO VISITORS TO THIS SITE, LACK OF AVAILABILITY
APOLOGY TO VISITORS TO THIS SITE, LACK OF AVAILABILITY Increasingly, visitors to this site have found that a message comes up, "Resource Limit is reached". It is doing this as I write for the MSC Home Page and Peter Malone's website as well as not allowing photos to uploaded…
Friday, 12 July 2019 23:55
HINDMARSH, MSC PRESENCE AND WITHDRAWAL
HINDMARSH, MSC PRESENCE AND WITHDRAWAL We present a tribute to MSC in Hindmarsh parish, Adelaide, as we withdraw and hand the parish back to the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Noel Mansfield MSC collected the material and the photos. With thanks. In the coming week, we will have a post on…
Wednesday, 10 July 2019 22:20
PETER TO ROT FEAST DAY CELEBRATION
PETER TO ROT FEAST DAY CELEBRATION. PNG Catholic Association New South Wales Catechist from New Britain, Peter To Rot, martyr, killed by the Japanese towards the end of World War II, was beatified in Port Moresby in 1995. His Feast Day, July 7th, is more than a day…
Tuesday, 09 July 2019 22:14
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST EDITION OF ENCOUNTERS OF HEARTS
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST EDITION OF ENCOUNTERS OF HEARTS This is the first edition of the magazine of the Lay Members of the Chevalier Family. Jules Chevalier had a dream of a lay branch of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. This vision has come to life in recent decades, spreading…
Monday, 08 July 2019 22:55
GLIMPSES OF MSC MINISTRY BEYOND AUSTRALIA
GLIMPSES OF MSC MINISTRY BEYOND AUSTRALIA After the local glimpses yesterday, here is some activity in PNG and the Philippines – people we might know. PNG and a visit to the PNG Province by the MSC Superior General, Abzalon And quite a welcome to De Boismenu College – a welcome…
Monday, 08 July 2019 22:52
GLIMPSES OF MSC MINISTRY BEYOND AUSTRALIA
GLIMPSES OF MSC MINISTRY BEYOND AUSTRALIA After the local glimpses yesterday, here is some activity in PNG and the Philippines – people we might know. PNG and a visit to the PNG Province by the MSC Superior General, Abzalon And quite a welcome to De Boismenu College – a welcome…
