Hello Fr Sean. I too attended a Brothers school ( Brunner , same as your dad ) between 1955 1nd 1965 and my memories of that time are happy ones.as well as the lay teachers we had wonderful brothers teaching and encouraging us all the way in our scholarly and sports education.Perhaps they did have inklings of what went on in Artane and the like but they were different times and having been through the trauma and ongoing self-purging I thing our Church will be the stronger from it.
I was of the generation that was inquisitive about far -away hills and I left Ireland in 1967 for Australia.The influence and education that I received at North Bunswick Street stood me in good stead in my further development in Australia.Because of my background my two sons have attended Brothers Schools here in Australia .
I've been fortunate in that my career has taken me and my family to live and work in Papua New Guinea , Malaysia , Thailand and Indonesia and to visit in the course of my business many other places in SE Asia including Pagadian in Zamoanga del Sur in 1977 and1979 .
I too attended Stanhope Street Convent school and I remember Sister Santy Claus ( Sr. Stanislaus )also - she had tinted glasses and did the collection for the "Black Babies" !
It was good to read your thoughts.
I'll pray for your and the work which you are doing.
Fr Sean Coyle's Blog on Christian brother schooling
Hello Fr Sean. I too attended a Brothers school ( Brunner , same as your dad ) between 1955 1nd 1965 and my memories of that time are happy ones.as well as the lay teachers we had wonderful brothers teaching and encouraging us all the way in our scholarly and sports education.Perhaps they did have inklings of what went on in Artane and the like but they were different times and having been through the trauma and ongoing self-purging I thing our Church will be the stronger from it.
I was of the generation that was inquisitive about far -away hills and I left Ireland in 1967 for Australia.The influence and education that I received at North Bunswick Street stood me in good stead in my further development in Australia.Because of my background my two sons have attended Brothers Schools here in Australia .
I've been fortunate in that my career has taken me and my family to live and work in Papua New Guinea , Malaysia , Thailand and Indonesia and to visit in the course of my business many other places in SE Asia including Pagadian in Zamoanga del Sur in 1977 and1979 .
I too attended Stanhope Street Convent school and I remember Sister Santy Claus ( Sr. Stanislaus )also - she had tinted glasses and did the collection for the "Black Babies" !
It was good to read your thoughts.
I'll pray for your and the work which you are doing.
God Bless
John Murray