Shalom Sculpture – Catherine McAuley and Edmund Rice and a generated YouTube conversation between them.
Edmund & Catherine knew that in the late 1700s and early 1800s in Ireland, Catholic children were denied a future because they could not read and write. They knew that ‘Education was the Key’ to the future for those young people.
The sculpture created by artist Jenny Steiner celebrates the commonality between the two wonderful people in Mission. Both realised that education was the key for young people to break the cycle of poverty. In this sculpture, Catherine is sitting on the ‘Book of Education’, holding a key to unlock the clasp on the book. She is conversing with Edmund, who is holding plans for his next school.
Shalom celebrates and values the shared charisms we inherit through the legacy of Mercy and Edmund Rice. The sculpture is situated between the Coolock and Waterford buildings, celebrating the connection to our founders.
Education was the key to a future for young people in Ireland 200 years ago; it is just as true today.
Please view the very creative AI generated conversation between Edmund and Catherine created by staff at Shalom College.