Mothers express Edmund...
Parent-power at work in Montevideo, Uruguay
Edmund Rice Education can reach out beyond the classroom. If our schools can be true to the Spirit of Jesus and Edmund Rice students will carry that spirit into their families. An immersion programme which took year 10 students of St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace to East Timor so impressed the students that a group of mothers decided to do...
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Just the Point with David Freeman 21/Jul/2010 FEDERAL Labor is caught in a wedge it knows could be election-losing. The ALP is leaking votes to the Greens for not doing enough on climate change – yet Labor leaks to the Coalition if its policy costs industry and householders. This conundrum is interesting for a few reasons: ALP... Read more...Latest News
Developing Nations: Visit to the Philippines
Br Ian Robertson, the new cluster leader for Queensland and The Philippines, has just returns from the Philippines and has provided his impressions on the visit. He provides this insight into our ministries in that country. In...
Gatherings: Oceania Elders Gather at Kincumber
Br Ted Magee sends this message: 26/07/2010 We have gathered at the St Joseph’s Spirituality and Education Centre here at Kincumber. There are 30 Oceania Elders and Fr Ivan, Jenny Carter, Anne Brown, Greer White and me in...
News: Lecture: Being Catholic in a Wounded Church
The National Council of Priests meet for their annual conference in Parramatta last week. Fr Donald Cozzens is the keynote speaker. The National Council of Priests is the organisation that represents the interests of the more pastoral and less...
Developing Nations: News from CER East Timor
News from East Timor 25 July 2010 East Timor may not be a large country, but driving is slow and difficult. Bill had plenty of driving to do last week. He took Br Russell to Viqueue; a six hour trip each way to the South East of the...
Developing Nations: Br Shane Wood's Appointment
The Oceania Leadership Team has appointed Brother Shane Wood as Project Officer for the Developing Nations ministries of the Province for the remainder of this year (six months). At the conclusion of this six month period, Shane’s role and...
Social Justice: Edmund Rice Centre's eNewsletter
All Newsletters ERC Sydney NSW Region Coalition asylum policy condemned Researchers at the Edmund Rice Centre this evening condemned the asylum seeker policy announced today by the Coalition,...
ERN - Oceania: Network Coordinators Meeting
The Network Communication and Development Director, Steve McLaughlin, meets quarterly with the Networking Coordinators from each region. The most recent of these meetings was last week at Amberley. Some of the items on the agenda included:...
Formation: New Flexible Learning Centre at Mt Isa
Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers, established an education system that was relationship-based, outreaching, inclusive, just and relevant to its time. Centred in the Christian tradition, it gave priority to the uniqueness and...
