By Michelle Kovach, Director of Campus Ministry, Mount Saint Mary Academy (Watchung, New Jersey) “It takes a village” is a sentiment we’ve all heard, but perhaps rarely feel like it’s something we can call upon. So often it feels like…
Hope and Mercy are intertwined gifts of the Spirit, both inviting us to trust, to smile, and to act with compassion. Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis and Catherine McAuley, Sister Nancy Houlihan, RSM, reminds us that the Mercy charism calls…
By Mary Kate Becker, Associate Director, Mercy Education “Nothing is more productive of good to society than the careful instruction of women.” - Catherine McAuley My spiritual director once told me, “We all stand on the shoulders of someone who…
Throughout 2023 we’ve been exploring the concept of Mercy charism through many lenses. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit. We can sense it in a loving, welcoming, joyful environment. We can encourage it by nurturing communities of belonging…
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…
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…
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…
Within the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the highest authority is the Institute Chapter which convenes every six years to set a direction for the future that is driven by mission. The Seventh Institute Chapter of…
This is the third installment in the “Charism Corner” series that will appear monthly in Flash, written by Sister Regina Ward, RSM, Associate Director for Mission for Mercy Education. The series focuses on our Mercy charism and how we can…
This is the second installment in the “Charism Corner” series that will appear monthly in Flash, written by Sister Regina Ward, RSM, Associate Director for Mission for Mercy Education. The series focuses on our Mercy charism and how we can…