Franciscans International Statement on recent Violence in India
In recent months there has been an upsurge of violence against Christians in the State of Orissa in India. Churches have been burned. People have been killed. A climate fear…
It is the poor who suffer most
As we experience the impact of climate change in dramatic weather pattern shifts, droughts and devastating hurricanes, one thing is clear. It is the poor of our world who are…
Bishop Gumbleton on the Last shall be First
Bishop Gumbleton, a long-time promoter of peace and justice, writes a regular blog on the National Catholic Reporter website. Last Sunday he preached a homily on the parable from Matthew’s…
Edmund Rice Centre Youth Group Perth
After learning about the Every Human Has Rights campaign and the commitments to stand up for human rights made by members of The Elders and so many others, a group…
Blessed Unrest
A colleague sent me a link to a very provocative website. It is called Blessed Unrest, a website that delivers a hard-hitting message about how destructive we humans have been…
UNESCO NGO Meeting
The ERI Geneva Team and Kevin Cawley from New York attended the 61st UN NGO meeting in Paris recently. There were over 300 NGOs represented. Edmund Rice International does not…
Learnings in Bangkok
Bangkok sprawls across a huge delta, where the Chao Phraya River slowly enters the Gulf of Siam, generating and renewing immense wetlands (now largely rice fields and prawn farms). For…
Two Months in Oceania
Oceania is more a state of mind than a place. It is what six former provinces of Christian Brothers are aspiring to become, a complex of islands and oceans, between…
Father Uwem Akpan, Jesuit Writer
The current issue of The Tablet highlights the stunning success of Jesuit writer and Nigerian, Father Uwem Akpan. One of his short stories was published by the The New Yorker…
Street Children in Peru
The presence of street children on the streets of Lima is an issue that has been highlighted by a Peruvian NGO, Red Alert. Like many Latin American cities Lima is…