Edmund Rice Christian Brothers

[John Paul]

What do you know about them?

[Sister Leticia]

That's a very vague, general question - it's a bit like asking "what do you know about Canada?" It can be answered in a dozen different ways. And in this age of search engines and Wikipedia general, overall information about anything is very easy to find.

So why don't you begin by telling us what you already know about these brothers, based on your research, or having met them or whatever? Let us know what your interest is in knowing more, and what are the gaps you'd hope someone here could fill in. That will help the people here who are very generous with their time and their responses to know whether they can help you.

 

[elizabeth09]

The founder, Edmund Rice, was from Ireland, but was under the British authorities.  He found the order after his wife died, and daughter was disabled and dyslexic.  They are known for education of the youth, chiefly for the evangelisation, but involved with many ministries, especially with the poor.