Brothers
Passing of John Beckett Stephenson
John Becket Stephenson died on Saturday 30th.January in Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney. During the day his three sisters, many family friends and several Brothers visited Becket and prayed at his bedside.
Having entered the Congregation the 2nd. December 1939 Becket spent 70 years in the Congregation. He began teaching in South Melbourne 1942 but for just one year. He then moved to Adelaide where he taught for 14 years followed by 2 years in Queensland. The major periods...
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Huntfield Heights Community: Journeying le...
These are extracts from an address delivered by Reg Whitely. The theme of tonight is that of journeying, led by the Spirit. I thought we might start by hearing the history of this community – not of FAME but the community. The beginning of our journey was in July 1994 at the Assembly in Perth; held at St Thomas More College at the University, where an American lady Ruby Cribbins had been brought in as the facilitator; so it was considered that important. The last afternoon the theme... Read more...Francis Iranaeus McCarthy
Len Breen, a former pupil wrote:
A great teacher, a mentor, something of a guru, and for me, in my adolescent years, a person who was the worldly big brother or wise father figure that I had...
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African Province
Christian Brothers from Ireland first came to the African continent at Kimberley in 1897. The Vice-Province of South Africa was constituted in 1950. In 1954 the Vice-Province extended into...
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European Province
The Feast of Blessed Edmund on Saturday May 5, 2007 was the day on which the new European Province of the Christian Brothers in Europe came into existence. At a special ceremony in Marino,...
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Oceania Province
The Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers commenced on October 1 2007 and comprises the four former provinces of the order in Australia; the former New Zealand province; and the regions of Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. It also covers East Timor.
The Oceania Mission Statement draws its life and vision from the charism of Edmund Rice and the Mission of the Congregation.
Faithful to the call of Jesus
and inspired by Edmund Rice,
we, living in solidarity with the whole earth community,
and walking with those whom society has marginalised,
particularly young people,
proclaim liberation and justice for all.
Oceania Leadership Team
Like the Brothers and the members of the Edmund Rice Network who gathered in Munnar, India for the Congregation Chapter in 2008, the Oceania Leadership Team (OLT) believes the youthful Oceania Province is a dynamic body which "the...
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