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Young Mercy Leaders Programme
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Last week, 87 Young Mercy Leaders from across the world joined MIA virtually for a three-day programme. Students from Mercy high schools and colleges explored themes of Catherine and Leadership, Mercy and Justice, and Moving Forward in Mercy. The activities presented each day helped students identify their leadership characteristics while also practicing tools to better develop their unique skills and characteristics.
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Global Action
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
World Day Against Trafficking in Human Persons is marked by the United Nations on July 30th. This year’s theme is “Victims’ Voices Lead the Way”. Recognising trafficking survivors as experts in the field has been core to the work of Mercy Global Action for many years…
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Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: A listening Heart
As we contemplate the pain and suffering of many throughout the world during this time of global uncertainty we heed the words of poet John Fox from Finding What You Didn’t Lose.
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MGP
MIA Welcomes New Team Member
The MIA Heritage and Spirituality Team welcomed a new team member, Siobhan Golden! Siobhan was previously the intern with the Mercy Global Action Team, and a fellow from the first cohort of the MELF programme. She has a depth of experience in Mercy, programming, and digital resources.
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Ireland
MECPATHS Receives Award for Social Justice Innovation & Excellence 2021
Ireland
MECPATHS Receives Award for Social Justice Innovation & Excellence 2021
MECPATHS are pleased to announce the receipt of a Corporate LiveWire Award for Social Justice Innovation & Excellence 2021. The award follows a challenging year for many whose ways of working were altered due to Covid-19. The team at MECPATHS recognise the important role collaboration plays throughout the pandemic to ensure the work of the project continues and expands. With an increased extension of the project work, the close collaborations with The Gardaí and The Department of Justice remain key to the projects success.
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Americas
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and Setting Things Right with Creation
Americas
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and Setting Things Right with Creation
“As a Mohawk myself, I think I might have an understanding of St. Kateri that may be a bit different than the common understanding.
As a Haudenosaunee woman, Kateri would have learned the way of life we call “The Great Law of Peace.” It is not a “law” as law is generally understood, but rather a way of life. It is also not a religion, as is often thought. It is a way of life brought to us by the Peacemaker thousands of years ago. It is a way of life that regards all that is as touched by the hand of the Creator. It also teaches us that we are only a small part within the Cosmos…”
Mercy Matters
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Fact
On This Day
1783: Death of Catherine’s father, James McAuley.
1991: Founding of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy the Americas.
Contribute a fact from the story of your Mercy congregation, institute or federation, to our online archive.
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prayer
Mercy Cedar Rapids Human Trafficking Conference
Human Trafficking: Beyond Awareness is a free Zoom conference to be held over two mornings 9 am-noon (CDT) Wednesday and Thursday, July 21st and 22nd. It is free to attend and no registration is required.
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prayer
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
“The gospel readings for the next two weeks are taken from John 6, a section of the gospel that focuses on food and related themes: on hungry people; on the need for food/bread; on food/bread as metaphors for life. Bread has been the staple food for millennia in bible lands.”
Further Resources
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Worth Watching
Head of MGA Speaks at UISG Event
View Angela Reed’s presentation to UISG, International Union of Superiors General, for the Sisters Empowering Women event.
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Worth Reading
Sisters Say, Haiti in Turmoil
MGA & Mercy Focus on Haiti amplify the voices & recommendations of our Haitian partners at the UN, through letters, a public online hearing, and the Universal Period Review.
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Worth Knowing
Call for Bolder Response to Laudato Si
For three days… Catholics looked to prime the church for a fuller-throated response to climate change and Pope Francis' invitation to become a central component in the global response to the ecological challenges facing the world.
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Worth Reading
UN Adopts Resolution on Human Rights and Climate
Human Rights Council HRC47 adopted with overwhelming support a resolution on Human Rights & Climate.
Learn MoreMembers of Mercy
Members of Mercy International
Members of Mercy International Association share the passion of their foundress, Catherine McAuley, to bring mercy to people who are poor, sick and uneducated.
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Mercy eNews
The online newsletter of Mercy International Association is published fortnightly, 24 weeks each year and distributed to subscribers via email.
For more information on the directors click here
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