by Provincial | Dec 2, 2018 | Safeguarding & Redress
National Day of Sorrow and Promise On Sunday 2 December, 2018 the Brothers of the Province participated in the National Day of Sorrow and Promise. The Brothers fully endorse the following Promise Statement. Promise Statement As Catholic Religious of Australia, we are...
by Provincial | Sep 7, 2018 | Safeguarding & Redress
Working with the laity is more than simply a slogan at St John of God. Lay men and women have played an important part in mission, serving critical, caring roles over many decades. The late Dr David Armstrong, an honoured academic before being appointed by Prime...
by Provincial | Dec 14, 2017 | Safeguarding & Redress
The St John of God Brothers welcome the final report of the Royal Commission. We acknowledge the important work the Commission has undertaken to expose the failures of the past and to help ensure the protection of children now and in the future. The shocking...
by Provincial | Feb 17, 2017 | Safeguarding & Redress
Source: Hawkesbury GazetteJustine Doherty, 17 Feb 2017Picture: Geoff Jones North Richmond Catholic Martin Crew. A Catholic parishioner from North Richmond has stepped forward to defend his faith in light of last week’s figures released by the Royal Commission...
by Provincial | Sep 15, 2013 | Safeguarding & Redress
Response: Unfair Fairfax It is unfair for Fairfax Media to continue to paint the St John of God Brothers as “a notorious order of paedophile brothers”. Since its inception in Australia in the late 1940s until now some 260 men have served as Brothers in the...
by Provincial | Feb 14, 2013 | Safeguarding & Redress
A Sydney newspaper had been “stalking” an elderly man for weeks since late 2012. When they finally discovered his address they waited until they could entrap him, reporting in the Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 14 February that this “Brother accused...
