daffodile5Awaiting the call

A poem and reflection by Gerald Loftus in Ireland, for the change of seasons in the northern hemisphere – prompted by “these messengers of Spring, and new growth, and birds’ nests, and new-born lambs, and young lovers”.

Read more: Daffodils

Ear Testing2Serving people with disabilities in PNG

The Christian Brothers in Papua New Guinea have played a leading role in ensuring that people with disabilities can get education, training, employment, and the right health care, and participate in the life of their families and communities.

Read more: You are lovable, you are beautiful – just as you are

edmund_laser100Edmund at 250: Faithful to the Future

2012 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Edmund Rice (1 June 1762). This opportunity for reflection and celebration is being marked around the globe, but very specially in two places significant in his story, Waterford and Callan.

Read more: Edmund Rice Today: What is Being Born?

Sean_m100Honouring and handling the moment of change

Change, in all its forms and sizes, is constantly challenging us. The way we handle change determines whether we grow and deepen, or wither into despair or bitterness. We offer an appetizer for an article by US Christian Brother Patrick Sean Moffett.

Read more: The threshold itself holds a treasure

ThefireChristian Brothers West African Assembly, December 2011

Reconciliation is a process through which people move from a divided past to a shared future. It involves finding a way to live that permits a vision for the future. It is in our deep listening to each other that wisdom emerges and that we find a way forward.

Read more: “Reconciliation frees the soul” (Mandela)