Papua New Guinea
03/12/06 12:00 Filed in: Information
The Christian Brothers have been in
Papua New Guinea since the 1950s. It was a pioneering insertion
from Australia. Today, it is a flourishing region of the Brothers
of Edmund Rice. Brothers and co-workers are involved in a variety
of social justice, service provision and human rights activities.
Brothers are teaching in schools, working Callan Services, a
pioneering intitiative for people with disabilities, and in the
promotion of the cultural identities of the Melanesian peoples.
Many Edmund Rice people are involved in teacher education, in
Wewak, Madang and Rabaul.
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Advent on ERI
01/12/06 14:33 Filed in: News
Those noble few who have been checking
this site will be aware that there has been dramatic change over
the last two weeks. It proves what can be done by dint of
determination, strong coffee, and long hours. Anyway, the result is
worth. What I am particularly pleased about is the new special
Advent section providing prayer and reflective resources throughout
the Advent season. The intention is to link justice concerns/issues
with the Advent liturgical experience. I met some folk at a recent
meeting of the CORI (Conference of Religious of Ireland) Justice
Network meeting (I was the only male in attendance!) who raved
about Timothy Radcliffe's new book, Just One Year, a
reflective volume on the liturgical year from the perspective of
social justice. I immediately went over to Cathedral Books off
O'Connell Street and purchased it. It's a great volume, a wonderful
resource. I admit fully to copying whole paragraphs from it for the
Advent prayer resource. In all instances the material is credited
to Timothy Radcliffe. I think he would understand. However, my
conscience will rest easier if you all go out and buy the
book.
Here is the link for the Advent Prayer resource.
Here is the link for the Advent Prayer resource.