For more than two decades, a ministry of compassion has been weaving its way through the community – one knitted shawl, crocheted heart and shared cup of tea at a time. What began 21 years ago through the vision of Sister Carmel O’Dwyer RIP and midwife Leonie Restas has grown into a grassroots outreach

Star of the Sea, Apollo Bay   Perched along Victoria’s beautiful coastline in Apollo Bay, is Star of the Sea Guest House, a Mercy ministry that is a haven for people from all walks of life. Star of the Sea Manager, Sister Cathy Solano said the retreat and accommodation centre is a place of welcome

  After 17 years of nurturing formation and building connection across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, members of the Mercy Mission Formation Network (MMFN) returned to where it all started in Parramatta for a final gathering in June, appropriately themed Mercy Yesterday, Today & Into the Future. The MMFN was

The leaders of Mercy Associates and Mercy Friends came together earlier in the year in Sydney for their annual gathering that was a time of rich discernment, sharing and reflection. What a beautiful space I had the opportunity, on the last weekend of March, to gather in for my first Mercy Associates Leadership Group meeting.

  The Institute’s renewed focus on Living Mercy Purposefully, which was launched on Pentecost Sunday, comes with an invitation to become more intentional about the way we live the Mercy charism each day in the season of life which is ours to live currently.  Institute Leader, Sister Karon Donnellon, said that we began our Living

  The current Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship program has recently reached a significant milestone for the 2025–26 cohort. This 18-month program involved a series of monthly meetings to discuss shared learning resources, monthly engagement with a mentor experienced in integral ecology, three immersions to deepen skills, strengthen connections with one another and the

Sometimes, Mercy begins by meeting a practical need. Mercy Works has recently expanded its partnership with the Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) to support the Borroloola Remote Laundry in the Northern Territory throughout FY2027. As part of this growing partnership, Mercy Works Executive Director Sally Bradley RSM and Head of Programs Andrew Lowry travelled to the