Student Reflection on Virtual Young Mercy Leaders Programme
The three-day Young Mercy Leaders Pilgrimage virtual conference was an extraordinary experience, which I was very grateful to be a part of. Even though it was held virtually, it opened up opportunities for the global Mercy community to unite as one. The retreat consisted of many inspirational speakers, such as Susan Clarke, the Mercy International Association - Global Action Team, as well as Sr Karen Schneider. They shared their wisdom, their stories, their values and passions that inspire them to lead mercifully.
Vision in Action
Mercy Global Action
International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Mercy Global Action
International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples
International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated on the 9th of August. This year’s theme invites reflection and insight on “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract”. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, disproportionately affecting vulnerable and marginalized communities all over the world that were already suffering from poverty, discrimination, political instability and more. For many indigenous communities, the impact is even starker.
In many of our societies, the social contract, at the very least, needs revision. Therefore, the United Nations will host a Virtual Commemorationto discuss measures for a new social contract for indigenous peoples, where their own forms of governance and ways of life are respected and based on their free, prior and informed consent.
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: Celebrating One Year of HIATOP
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: Celebrating One Year of HIATOP
This August it is one year since the publication of Hope in a Time of Pandemic by Mercy Global Action. In light of all we have learnt and are learning through the pandemic experience, we pray…
We pray for all leaders, our Mercy leaders, our Church leaders, leaders of other Faiths, leaders of Governments, and of non-Government organizations. May they all be guided by the Spirit of God, present in them whether known or unknown. May they each have the vision to recognize and make the changes that will bring HOPE to those they lead and to a world so much in need of hope. This we ask through Jesus who is our way, our truth, our life, and our hope. Amen.
Members News
Newfoundland
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Newfoundland Elect New Leadership Team
Newfoundland
Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Newfoundland Elect New Leadership Team
On 6 August, the Feast of the Transfiguration, the Sisters of Mercy Newfoundland finished their Chapter. They elected Sister Diane Smyth as the new leader, and she and her team Members, Elizabeth Marrie, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, and Betty Morrissey, will take office on 11 November 2021. 11 November is a special day in Mercy circles, as it is the anniversary of Catherine’s death, and a day on which we reflect on the inspiration and life Catherine left as her legacy. We congratulate Diane and her team as they prepare to take up new leadership roles in their Congregation and in the Mercy world.
Photo: Diane Smyth rsm (Congregational Leader), Elizabeth Marrie rsm, Charlotte Fitzpatrick rsm, and Betty Morrissey rsm.
ISMAPNG
Spotlight: Wendy Flannery rsm - Working for Justice and Peace
ISMAPNG
Spotlight: Wendy Flannery rsm - Working for Justice and Peace
Sister Wendy Flannery’s recent election as the Australian Vice-President of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), is just another milestone in her long history of advocating for justice and peace both locally and internationally.
Wendy, who lives in Brisbane, has been a member of WILPF, the first International Women’s peace organisation, since 2013.
“I first found out about WILPF when I was helping set up the Sisters of Mercy presence at the United Nations in 1999.
“I managed to help secure an office across the road from the United Nations in New York, in a building owned by the United Methodist Women, in the same corridor as the WILPF office. I became very conscious of their work on getting the Women, Peace and Security agreement adopted by the United Nations Security Council.
Mercy Matters
Fact
On This Day
10 August 1827: Catherine’s sister Mary died, leaving five children for whom Catherine cared.
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Global Action
A Place to Call Home: Stories of Inspiration Amid a Pandemic
In 2020, Global Sisters Report published its A Place to Call Home series, which focused on women religious helping people who are homeless or lack adequate shelter. The series included fourteen stories, six Q&As, and five columns from eight countries, plus an interactive map.
prayer
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“A visit to the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem in 1973 was a moment of enlightenment for me, a moment to reflect on Mary’s life, her death and her “assumption” to the fulness of life in God…”
Further Resources
Worth Watching
Pope Video August: Church on the Way
Renewal of the Church, the Holy Father tells us, is guided by the Holy Spirit and begins with “a reform of ourselves, without prefabricated ideas, without ideological prejudices, without rigidity.”
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Worth Reading
Vatican Museums Collection: The Works of Mercy #3
Explore the masterpieces in the papal collections accompanied by the words of the Popes. Today, view The Works of Mercy #3.
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Worth Playing
An Examen for Transition from the Pandemic Year
“In this Examen, you are invited to let God guide you…If we are given the time and space to reflect, we may find surprising moments of consolation interspersed with the hardships.”
Listen to the Guide
Worth Knowing
Mercy Care: Healing Atlanta’s Homeless
Mercy Care was officially founded in 1985, but it really started in 1880 when The Sisters of Mercy founded Atlanta’s first hospital after the Civil War.
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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.
Mercy eNews
The online newsletter of Mercy International Association is published weekly, 48 weeks each year and distributed to subscribers via email.
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