Immigration is one of the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy, and within our Mercy Education community, we are privileged to see these Critical Concerns woven into the fabric of school life. Recent executive orders issued by U.S. President…
Mercy Education is excited to announce a new monthly series, Green Tips, featuring insights from Jason Giovannettone, Director of Climate & Sustainability for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. This series will offer practical, actionable advice to help our…
Last June, Arise Adelante, a Mercy ministry in McAllen, Texas, hosted students from Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School (Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania), Mercy High School (Omaha, Nebraska) and Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (Chicago, Illinois) for a transformative week of…
Around the globe, schools came alive with joy, prayer, and action in celebration of Mercy Day. This year's theme—"For Peace the Whole World Through, What Am I Prepared to Do?"—challenged students and educators to think deeply about their role in…
The annual video contest for Mercy high school and college students is back for 2025. For this contest, students are asked to create short, social media style videos in the style of a public service announcement and focused on one…
Forty high school students, together with their faculty and adult chaperones, deepened their understanding of the Sisters of Mercy Critical Concern for Nonviolence at the Conference of Mercy Student Leaders, June 16-19, 2024, at the University of Detroit Mercy. Sponsored…
Every year on September 24th, sisters, associates, companions, donors, staff, students, and all in the global Mercy family are invited to celebrate the opening of the first House of Mercy, on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827. We call…
We live in a culture of violence – war, guns, hate speech, violence against women, political divisions, unrest, fear of the other. As Mercy schools, we are called to embrace nonviolence, not only as a moral imperative but also as…
We are happy to announce that the Critical Concerns poster, ubiquitous in Mercy classrooms across the world, is now available in a child-friendly version geared for students in Pre-K through elementary school. The poster features shorter, simplified explanations to help…
See how our schools are making a difference and embracing the Sisters of Mercy Critical Concern for Earth in this new issue of Mercy Impact, celebrating Earth Day!