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Chevalier Institute is a ministry of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the Australian Province . It is a centre for formation, committed to sharing and promoting the Chevalier Family’s Spirituality of the Heart.
Jules Chevalier founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) in 1854 and the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) in 1874. In 1900 The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred heart was founded in Germany by Father Hubert Linckens, a Dutch Missionary of the Sacred Heart. All these congregations of professed religious, along with the Lay MSC, Lay OLSH and other laity committed to the spirituality of the heart are members of the Chevalier family.
 Chevalier Institute Team Chevalier Institute was established in 2003. Presently there are three members of the team working in the Institute: Fr Bob Irwin msc, Alison McKenzie and Phil Fitzgerald. Brett Adamson is part time assistant and James Maher msc is currently on study leave. A brief bio on Phil and Alison can be found in the Latest News. Our offices are based in the Chevalier Resource Centre at Kensington, NSW.
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To facilitate and support lay adult faith formation in the Chevalier Family’s Spirituality of the Heart.
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Spirituality of the Heart |
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A Spirituality of the Heart reverences the human heart as loved by God unconditionally, and as the privileged place of encounter with God. Living such a spirituality involves the journey into one’s own heart and into the heart of the human condition, open to encountering there the compassionate heart of Jesus – the heart of God. It is this encounter which has the power to transform brokenness into blessing, to create our world anew. |
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In fulfilling the Mission of the Chevalier Institute we are committed to:
- facilitating formation that
- takes account of the lived reality of lay people (past and present) and their diverse spiritual journeys, and engages the charism of Jules Chevalier in a purposeful and relevant way
- follows sound adult learning principles.acknowledges respected theories of human development (physical, psychological, spiritual & emotional development).- is an ongoing process requiring a commitment of both time and resources.
- respects and actively acknowledges the inter-relationship between body, mind and spirit.
- acknowledges, and is in dialogue with, the ‘lived heritage’ of the ministries of the OLSH and MSCs in the Australia – Pacific region.
- skilling and forming ‘formators’, so as to empower them to facilitate formation in their local contexts.
- seeking out and making available resources that are supportive of our Mission.
- planning and offering a range of liturgical experiences as an integral part of all formation experiences.
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