Sacred Heart Monastery

With the support of Cardinal Moran, they embarked on an ambitious building project on the hill that dominates West Kensington.

[2] It is a large stone building in the Gothic style and features an attic storey and a prominent central tower.

The monastery is a prominent landmark which can be seen from various parts of Kensington and surrounds and is now listed on the Australian Heritage Database.

[6] [1]: 122–4 The monastery acted as a headquarters, supply base and training establishment for the MSCs' far-flung missionary activities in Oceania, such as those of Fr F.X.

[12] In 1928 Dr Rumble, a theology lecturer at the monastery, began a popular Sunday evening radio programme, 'Question Box', answering queries about Catholicism.

After the Australian Labor Party split of 1955 he spoke at a large gathering of Movement members held at the monastery, successfully urging them to remain with the A.L.P.

[17] [18] Fr Eugene James (Jim) Cuskelly, who joined the MSCs in 1941, became the Superior General of the order 1969-81 and a writer on spirituality.