On July 28, Robert Droel became the most recent, and youngest, member of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North America Province. Rob pronounced his First Vows during a Saturday evening Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Palos Hills, Illinois, con-celebrated by Fathers Mark Walter and Norman Trela, and assisted by Deacon Richard Werner. Rob’s parents, Mary Ann and Bill, as well as his sister, Liz, were joined by relatives, friends, and many Brothers (including Brother Julian McDonald from the Congregation Leadership Team), who witnessed the ceremony. Brother Barry Lynch, Novice Director, presented Rob to the assembly and Brother Kevin Griffith, Province Leader, accepted Rob’s vows on behalf of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.
Other News from ERCBNA
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In Memory of Me
Paintings of Christian Brother artist Kenneth Chapman, CFC, have been selected for the Eucharistic Congress Art Exhibition, In Memory of Me. The works, from different moments of a lifelong engagement in contemplative thought and artistic expression, offer Eucharist images present in recent writings of Pope Francis and influenced by insights from the Jesuit paleontologist and mystic, Teilhard De Chardin, S.J.
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EASTER BLESSINGS: He is Risen Alleluia!!!
In Brother Valdes’ painting of The Resurrection we see Christ rising from the tomb.
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Bergen Catholic Participates in Edmund Rice Day of Service
Bergen Catholic helped participate in the 2024 Edmund Rice Day of Service alongside three other Edmund Rice Christian Brothers schools: All Hallows, Iona Prep and Vancouver College on Thursday afternoon in New York.
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In Memoriam: Br Peter Bernard Clinch CFC 17th Congregational Leader
We are still coming to terms with the untimely and sudden death of our beloved brother, Peter Bernard Clinch, who died suddenly on 28 January in the early hours of Sunday morning. The expressions of condolence and consolation have been extraordinary over recent days coming from Religious Institutes and their leadership, Edmund Rice Network members and Bishops.