For 100 years, Genazzano has been home to thousands of girls who, as boarders, have enriched life at The Range College and Emmaus College and today, they continue to make a significant contribution to life at The Cathedral College, founded in 1991 after the closure of the Range College at the end of 1990.
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Safe@Home
In 2020, McAuley made the decision to escalate the conversation about and focus on the correlation between, homelessness and family violence. Working with stakeholders from across the sector, we began to lead a project to examine what more can be done to further an approach called ‘Safe at Home.’ ‘Safe at Home’
Read MoreCaring for our planet is a universal obligation – Mary Trainor RSM
One of the most important matters appearing in the media these days would have to be Climate Change, and calling on each and every one of us to check the facts, take a good look at our personal conduct, and the repercussions this may have on the broader spectrum. Caring for our planet
Read MoreAnnouncing the Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program
The Institute, in collaboration with Catholic Religious Australia and Catholic Earthcare, is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for emerging leaders in Integral Ecology. It is part of response to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform in hearing the cry of Earth and the cry of those rendered poor, This fully-funded, 12 month (part-time)
Read MoreInstitute Launches Integral Ecology Policy
On Friday October 15, Institute Leader, Eveline Crotty RSM launched the Integral Ecology Policy, along with the Institute making a commitment to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform – a seven year program of seven goals being taken up by Catholic organisations around the world. The policy is part of the Institute’s commitment to respond
Read MoreAn Account of a Pioneering Trip to Australia
On 31st August 1875, a group of pioneering nuns from Ennis, Ireland arrived in Singleton to establish a Convent of Mercy. One of those who made the journey was Maggie O’Connell, later known as Sr. M. Aloysius. At the time she was a seventeen year old postulant who had heeded the call to
Read MoreJocelyn Bignold – A Local Hero
McAuley Community Services for Women CEO Jocelyn Bignold OAM has been chosen as a Westfield Local Hero at Westfield Airport West. Jocelyn’s dedication was recognised and positioned her as one of the three top finalists. Jocelyn has spent her career working in support of women and children who have experienced family violence and women
Read MoreCountry Convents, Convicts and Graves in York, Western Australia
When the foundation to Perth was secure the Sisters of Mercy began to be needed in the new and expanding rural towns starting to appear in Western Australia. In 1872 sisters departed by bullock dray to establish a convent school at York, the first colonial inland town after Perth with European settlement beginning in
Read MoreSt Aloysius College Adelaide Celebrates their Mercy Beginnings
COVID upset many plans in 2020. For St Aloysius College, Adelaide, and the Sisters of Mercy in South Australia, it meant the cancellation of the greatly anticipated celebration of the 140 Jubilee of their beginnings in South Australia in 1880. Although other States have still been unable to do much in the way
Read MoreYoung Mercy Links Celebrate Mercy Day through connecting and deconstructing
On Sunday September 26, Young Mercy Links South Australia and Victoria joint in a virtual training session with Erfan Daliri, a social change consultant and CEO of Kind Enterprise. The Diversity Engagement programme is designed for those who wish to connect and communicate more genuinely and effectively with newly arrived migrant, refugee and
Read MoreThe Holy See Approves Mercy Ministry Companions
In February 2020, the Institute proceeded towards formation of a Public Juridic Person of Pontifical Rite to oversee the future canonical governance of the Institute’s incorporated ministries. In a Decree appropriately dated 24 September 2021, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, approve the formation of the new
Read MoreBeing The Bird-Poems and Prayers – A collection of new and selected work by Mary Wickham RSM
A reminder that you can order the newly published poetry collection ‘Being The Bird’ by Mary Wickham RSM. The book, which contains new and selected poems and prayers can be ordered online from Booktopia, Amazon and Book Depository. The collection includes a large number of previously unpublished poems that reflect the poet’s experiences with dementia, abuse
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