As a mathematics teacher, I liked to include an essay question on tests asking students to describe how to solve a problem, rather than just solving it in mathematical form. If a student could verbalize the process, I knew she…
Advent begins this Sunday, December 3. In this season of light we pray for those who wait in darkness, particularly those impacted by terror and violence in Gaza, Israel and Ukraine. We invite you to explore the following resources to…
In this season of gratitude, we share a prayer of thanksgiving written for Mercy Education by the Campus Ministry Team at Bishop Feehan High School: Michelle Allen, Megan Demers, Sister Martha Mulligan, RSM, and Michaela Silva. You can download a…
At recent gatherings of Sisters of Mercy, our conversations got me thinking about the dynamic nature of charism that calls us to form and reform our response to a vulnerable world. For our Mercy charism, this reshaping comes in a…
With a wave of the Jamaican flag and Bob Marley’s “One Love” resounding through the room, Kimberly Baxter, Associate Director for Programs and Services for Mercy Education, opened the 41st annual Mercy Education Conference, held October 12-13, 2023, in Kingston,…
So much unites our Mercy schools! Their embrace of the Mercy Education Core Values. Their commitment to the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy. Their witness to the power of a Catholic Mercy education. And, September 24 – Mercy…
After three years of diligent preparation, which included input from the faithful in every diocese across the globe, the Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, commonly referred to as the Synod on Synodality, is open in Rome,…
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35). The Sisters of Mercy New Membership Team has announced a new weeklong service experience at the U.S.-Mexico border for students at Mercy high schools, rooted in our Critical Concern for…
Two new curriculum guides focusing on the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy are now available for Mercy educators on the topics of extractivism and nonviolence. These guides are best suited for secondary school classrooms and include content that can be applied…
In our last Charism Corner, I indicated that the Sisters of Mercy’s Seventh Institute Chapter (April 2023) called us to “renew our understanding of our Mercy charism to foster growth of communities of belonging.” I believe this is a call to…