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Still Somebody Homelessness Advocacy Campaign

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Iona University ERI Internship

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Brownsville, Texas Immersion Program & Advocating for Migrants

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Brother Rice High School's Mount Sion Program Named Special Honoree for the 2025

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A Call to Compassion and Justice on Migration

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'Grim but not hopeless': Catholics reflect as 2024 is hottest year on record

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Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope

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Still Somebody Homelessness Advocacy CampaignMar 14, 2025

During the week of November 17-23, 2024, students from the Edmund Rice Network of schools in Canada, the United States, and Ireland recently came together to launch the "Still Somebody" campaign, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness and advocacy for homelessness. The campaign brought together hundreds of students across multiple time zones, engaging them in a series of impactful activities designed to foster presence, compassion, and liberation.

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Iona University ERI InternshipMar 14, 2025

Iona students Mekias Assefa, Sarai Acosta, and Adrian Vazquez are pictured with Br. Kevin Cawley, CFC, of Edmund Rice International at United Nations Headquarters in New York during a recent visit to the Trusteeship Council Chamber. Students are enrolled in a one-semester program at Iona to investigate aspects of the United Nations touching on their personal social justice engagements in light of Catholic Social Teaching.

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Brownsville, Texas Immersion Program & Advocating for MigrantsMar 14, 2025

From November 2024 to January 2025, 10 Edmund Rice schools participated in the annual Brownsville, Texas Immersion Program on the U.S.-Mexico border. This immersion program provides students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about the realities that migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees face as they seek a better life. During the immersion, students serve with a variety of local non-profit organizations that offer crucial services and care for recent arrivals to the United States and have

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Brother Rice High School's Mount Sion Program Named Special Honoree for the 2025Feb 17, 2025

Brother Rice High School is proud to announce that its Mount Sion Program has been named the Special Honoree of the 2025 South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, recognizing the program’s commitment to inclusive Catholic education.

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A Call to Compassion and Justice on MigrationFeb 14, 2025

As educators dedicated to the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice, we are called to serve with hearts open to the most vulnerable, following the example of Jesus Christ.

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'Grim but not hopeless': Catholics reflect as 2024 is hottest year on recordJan 20, 2025

Each third Thursday of the month, a small group of devotees to the ecological vision of Passionist Fr. Thomas Berry congregates online for a night of reflection, conversation and community. The topic for their first gathering in 2025 was a weighty one: the state of the Earth.

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Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of HopeJan 8, 2025

Pope Francis stated in his February 2022 letter announcing the Jubilee 2025: "We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire..."

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A Jubilee or Holy Year is a year that the Pope convokes periodically since 1300.

It is a year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, along with other important milestones for the Catholic Church.

The theme for the Jubilee Year in 2025 is "Pilgrims of Hope" and will begin on December 24, 2024. It marks the hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic and climate crisis.

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The Edmund Rice Network

We are being invited to tap memories and participate in a “Big Tent” survey. We are called to reflect on how the experience of the Charism of Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers might be influencing our current engagements.

ABOUT US

Brothers serve in a wide variety of ways, according to the needs of their communities and neighbors and their own individual gifts.

BECOME A BROTHER

The Candidacy Program is the initial stage of formation in North America for the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers.

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EDUCATION

An ERCB education provides Catholic and non-Catholic families a rigorous educational experience grounded in faith and service.

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LATIN AMERICA MISSION AREA

Working with the poor, it soon becomes apparent that unjust structures ensure that the poor remain poor.

The Essential Elements of an Edmund Rice Christian Brother Education

The Essential Elements of an ERCB Education calls educational ministry sites and those working in them to:

Evangelize Youth within the Mission of the Church.
Proclaim and Witness to Catholic Identity.
Stand in Solidarity with those Marginalized by Poverty and Injustice.
Foster and Invigorate a Community of Faith.
Celebrate the Value and Dignity of each Person and Nurture the Development of the Whole Person.
Collaborate and Share Responsibility for the Mission.
Pursue Excellence in all Endeavors.

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Gallery of Student Art

At the beginning of the school year the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers Art Foundation invited these Edmund Rice Schools to prepare for the edition of the Gallery of Student Art.

The project offers an opportunity to highlight the creativity of the students of each school offering national and international acclaim at the Annual Meeting of School Leaders and then throughout the year at the Edmund Rice Schools On-Line Student Art Gallery.

The art and music of the students offer vibrant expressions of dynamism and creativity, breaking open beauty in diversity, hope in adversity, and an ever-fresh perspective on our evolving humanity.

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