Fr. Ed was born on 29th July 1929, in Louisiana, USA. Until his death Fr. Ed served the Justice and Peace department of Sudan Catholic Bishops' Regional Conference in various capacities. He initiated the Justice and Peace Task Force in February 2002 and has nurtured it to a fully functioning department. First, he held the position of a coordinator of the J & P Department until 2001 when he took up the role of an advocacy officer until 2004. Since 2004, Fr. Ed has served the department as a consultant and as a member of the finance committee of SCBRC.
Before joining the SCBRC, Fr. Ed served as a member of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Sudan since 1985, first with the UNHCR in Juba as Education Coordinator to the Ugandan refugees in Equatoria province and later moved to Khartoum to work in the north under Church sponsorship with refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia. In Khartoum, as a large number of internally displaced Sudanese were forced to flee to the north, he ministered among them and when the St. Paul's Major Seminary moved to Khartoum due to the civil war, he also ministered among the seminarians as a spiritual coordinator and lecturer, instituting the Justice and Peace Seminar and related courses in the
Theology Section.
Besides the facilitation on the establishment of the Justice and Peace department, Fr. Ed has worked on very remarkable issues. In 2001, he facilitated the Ecumenical Consultation on the Challenges of Islamic Fundamentalism and on finding authentic African Christian responses towards building a Multi-religious society in Sudan and in other African countries (Nairobi, 19-23rd February, 2001). A booklet entitled "Building a Multi-Religious Society in the Context of Islamic Fundamentalism – Challenges and Appropriate Christian Responses" was generated from the proceedings of the consultation. He facilitated several advocacy initiatives during the Sudan civil war. His last output that has been received very well is the manual 'Re-Uniting the
Family of God' to assist pastoral workers in reuniting the returnees after the signing of the CPA in January 2005.
We have lost a great man of God and a legend of our time who instilled in us the spirit of love, forgiveness, patience and hard work. His contributions will always be remembered. May he rest in Peace.
Fr. Ed will be laid to rest on 16th April 2007 at Arrupe Centre in Karen at 2.00 p.m. The body will arrive at the center at 12.00 p.m. followed by a requiem mass at 1.00 p.m. There will be viewing of the body at the Lee Funeral Home on Friday 13th April from 12.00 to 1.00 p.m. There will be daily mass at Arrupe Centre beginning at 5.00 p.m. everyday until Sunday, 15th April, 2007.
The office of the Secretary General and Department of Justice and Peace, SCBRC with deep sorrow informs it's partners and all people of good will about the death of Fr. Ed Brady S.J. on 8th April 2007 at 04.00 p.m.
SCBRC
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