)
)
)
Our new Podcast 'Mercy Echoes' is coming soon
)
Mercy Echoes is the title of the brand new podcast coming soon from Mercy International Association.
The podcast will initially be available on Spotify and in time will be available on all major podcast platforms. It will also be available on our website and social media pages.
Mercy Echoes will be presented by Brenda Drumm, MIA's Head of Communications, and will feature voices from across the Mercy World.
Mercy Echoes will capture stories of challenge, change, joy, hope and will create a living archive of Mercy voices that will echo from the past and present into the future.
Our first episode will feature Sr. Elizabeth Davis rsm.
Mercy In Action
)
MGA contributes to International Migrants Day Event
MGA contributes to International Migrants Day Event
On 16 December 2024, the NGO Committee on Migration hosted a reception in celebration of International Migrants Day in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Canada, Mexico and Luxembourg. MGA's Cecilie Kern, Chair of the NGO Committee on Migration, delivered the opening remarks.
)
Mercy Global Action
Busy year ahead for Mercy Global Action
Mercy Global Action
Busy year ahead for Mercy Global Action
Mercy Global Action (MGA) has a busy year ahead. In terms of upcoming events at the United Nations, the Commission for Social Development is set to take place from 10 – 14 February, followed by the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) from 10 – 21 March. MGA is collaborating with the UN NGO community to host two parallel events alongside these conferences.
)
Our Priority Justice Issues for 2025
Our Priority Justice Issues for 2025
This year, we will continue to focus on our priority justice issues: Water, Migration, and Women’s Leadership. We look forward to advancing the Mercy Water Justice Coalition and launching two new Task Forces in preparation for the greatly anticipated Second World Summit for Social Development and COP30 in November.
)
The Heart of Mercy: Stories of Faith, Excellence, and Service
The Heart of Mercy: Stories of Faith, Excellence, and Service
In this special issue of Mercy Impact from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, there are so many wonderful examples of Mercy In Action led by Mercy Students. Get ready to be inspired by the simple but powerful acts of Mercy they have engaged in. Happy Catholic Schools Week to all Mercy Schools!
Mercy Matters
)
Fact
On This Day
January 27
1822
In his will on this day, William Callaghan made Catherine McAuley sole residuary legatee to his estate and effects.
January 29
1957
Foundation to Kunjingini, Papua New Guinea from Brisbane.
)
New content on Mercy Heritage Preservica
We have opened up our Mercy Heritage using an online tool called Preservica. This tool has allowed us to store, catalogue, preserve and make available our archival material.
This month we are shining a spotlight on Sr. Clare Moore. You can see her entries into both the first and second registration book and lots more.
)
Spirituality
First Mercy Communications Café gathering on 5th February
We are delighted to announce that the Mercy Communications Café will open online for
We look forward to welcoming Brother Richard Hendrick Ofm Cap as our guest speaker.
The meeting will take place on Zoom from 9.00pm to 10.00pm (local time to Dublin).
)
Opening Doors Update
Opening Doors is part of our response to the challenges facing Mercy today. After wide-ranging consultation, five themes emerged as significant to our Mercy companions: Action for Justice, Communications, Formation, Structures and Youth Engagement.
We share an update with you on the work of the various Advisory Groups and Committees.
)
Heritage
Young Mercy Leaders' Pilgrimage 2025
Our Young Mercy Leaders' Pilgrimage this year will focus on secondary school (high school) students, and will take place from 1st to 4th of July 2025.
The Young Mercy Leaders’ Pilgrimage is an opportunity for second level students to gather together in Mercy International Centre in Dublin for a journey of empowerment and leadership.
)
Communications
A warm welcome for the Western Province Communications Group
We were delighted to welcome members of the Western Province Communications Group to Mercy International Centre on 22 January.
They were able to spend time in the heritage room and avail of some of our famous hospitality before attending a session on communications.
Further Resources
)
Worth Reading
Mercy Moment
We invite you to check out our #MercyMoment which is a pause for thought we share each day on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
Read)
Worth Reading
Pope Francis' autobiography
On 14 January, Pope Francis' autobiography 'Hope' hit bookshelves in 80 countries. Landing in time for the Jubilee Year, it includes narrated memories, anecdotes, photos, and elements offered personally to readers. The text, written firsthand by the Pope but with the collaboration of Italian writer Carlo Musso, is also made available to English-speaking readers in the United States through the publisher Random House, and in the UK, through the publisher Viking.
Read)
Worth Reading
Quinn Crispell is a student at Misericordia University in Pennsylvania, USA and wrote this piece for the University’s centennial celebrations in 2024. She shares some of what she has come to learn about the Sisters of Mercy and Misericordia University.
Read)
Worth Watching
150th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Clare Moore rsm
This is a wonderful slideshow of images taken by Sr Chris Bendin rsm and edited by Sr Cathy Edge rsm of the 150th anniversary of the death of Mother Clare Moore. The celebrations took place in Bermondsey, UK, last December.
Watch)
Worth Watching
Encountering Mercy Resource
Encountering Mercy, a group from the Southern Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, first came together in November 2021 with a desire to deepen their awareness of the call to receive and give mercy in their daily lives. We offer this PowerPoint reflection created by Michelle Cooke, a teacher at St Mary's Secondary School in Mallow, Co Cork.
Watch)
Worth Watching
How to make a St Brigid's Cross
We celebrate the Feast of St Brigid on 1 February. If you would like to learn how to make a three pronged St Brigid's Cross, you can follow this easy tutorial. Happy St Brigid's Day!
Watch){kind=logo}
Worth Playing
Jubilee of Communications
"The shortest distance between any people is a story", according to Irish writer Colum McCann who was a guest speaker at the Jubilee for Communications in Rome. He went on to say: “So our ability to tell our story and our ability to listen to somebody else's story is actually paramount to who we are and how we continue.”
Listen)
Worth Reading
AI: A tool that cannot replace the richness of humanity
A new Vatican document examines the risks and the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Antiqua et Nova is offered as a note on the relationship between AI and human intelligence from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
Read)
Mercy eNews
The newsletter of Mercy International Association is published monthly and distributed to subscribers via email. If you have any queries about the newsletter, please contact mercyenews@mercyinternational.ie
For more information on the directors click here
)