“A real and great gospel call to service”

“Something new is taking shape in the way that folk choose to live out their spirituality.” So writes an 18-year-old South African after her month visiting colleagues in Ireland’s Edmund Rice Network.

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Authentic Christ-like spirituality emerging

The young people who run Edmund Rice Camps are transformed by their interaction with vulnerable children. And the joy and spiritual growth evident in the young leaders offers inspiration to those who witness the process.

Read more: Edmund Rice Camps – an agent for social change!

6^th Edmund Rice Camp hosted by Chicago youth

The camp counselors, from Brother Rice High School, “provided a fun summer camp for the kids, but the kids in turn made a lasting impact on the counselors by evoking a transformative compassion in them.”

Read more: In giving of ourselves, we receive

Christian Brothers prepare young adults to serve

Impressions of some of the young people who gathered for a workshop in Bo, Sierra Leone, in preparation for becoming Edmund Rice Camp leaders in West Africa.

Read more: To restore children’s lost hope and confidence