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Thursday, 24 October 2019 22:25
Eileen O’Connor takes next step to sainthood
Eileen O’Connor takes next step to sainthood. Eileen O’Connor (Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor) Many visitors to this site may not be aware of Eileen O’Connor and developments in her cause for canonisation. The archdiocese of Sydney issued this statement. Mention is made of her co-founding her congregation. The…
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…
