Edmund Rice Oceania

Many men and women, who are not vowed members of the Congregation, have discovered in their own lives the grace of the charism and spirit of Blessed Edmund. They, too, endeavour to live their lives in faith-filled commitment to the Gospel mission of being and sharing the Good News proclaimed by Jesus of Nazareth.

Christian Brothers' Constitutions

Edmund Rice’s Brothers are not the exclusive keepers of the flame any more. They do not meet out the oil of anointing. (They may still hold the purse-strings for now but our history shows that Edmund’s spirit has not relied on money.) No, there is an Edmund Rice life-force that is expressing itself and flying free across our petty barriers and distinctions.

Networking seems to boil down to connectedness or relationship that pervades all creation. A network is as vulnerable as its weakest link, connection, or relationship. For me, Christianity is about connectedness and relationship. It is just that today the connectedness and relationships stretch across the cosmos with more aspects than we had ever imagined before. This includes building connections with people and things that were previously deemed as damned.

If I accept that God is bigger than I can think of or imagine, and if I open myself to this God, only then will I be able to accept the ERN fully.                        

Our Network, commonly referred to as the Edmund Rice Network, is an association of groups, institutions and people that look to Edmund's story as their personal inspiration or that have a connection to an Edmund Rice, or Christian Brothers' inspired, ministry.

It is clear that there are many differing experiences of being "involved" and hence many different responses from time to time.

One of the great advantages of our current network is its flexibility and variety.

So how do you know you whether you are in the ERN?

Well the answer is simple. If you identify with some part of the above definition or an appropriate variation of it, then you are a member of our Network.

Welcome.

Our Network is facilitated by a number of Regional Coordinators. There details are: