Quarterly News and Views from MESA Board, Staff and Education Ministries
Dear MESA Partners, It is hard to believe we are in the midst of the annual Lenten Season of our faith journey. As we engage in our own prayers and practices during this time of year, our focus is…
There are two important events I am reminded of as we move through this month of March. The first is that of the one-month anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, FL, and the other is the celebration of…
By Sr. Regina Ward, RSM, Associate Director for Mercy Mission Integration In the United States, we celebrate Women’s History Month each March. It is a time to honor and remember the contributions of women from times past up until…
“You are the heart of Mercy education.” Those were the words more than 120 MESA leaders first heard as they began the 2018 Leadership Forum in Atlanta. The annual convening brought together members of the ILT, MESA Board of Directors,…
There’s so much more than meets the eye when you encounter Kimberly Baxter, MESA Associate Director for Programs and Services. A tall, raven-haired Mercy Associate, Kimberly may first be considered very quiet and unassuming, but you’d hardly guess she’s a…
“I owe everything I am today to those wonderful Sisters,” said Peg D’Agostino, a member of the MESA Board of Directors. She was referring to the faculty at Mount Saint Agnes College, in Baltimore, MD. Her studies there were her…