The Institute’s Refugee Advocacy Network has urged Australians to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ by voting for candidates in the upcoming election who support a humane immigration policy. They have produced a flyer and have asked people to consider distributing it to their networks, so that  awareness can be raised about the plight of refugees and people

Three religious sisters have made history by becoming the first laywomen to graduate with an Advanced Diploma in Theology and Pastoral Ministry, from Divine Word University (DWU), a course traditionally taken by priests, brothers and laymen. Sister Cathy Jambet and Sister Janet Andrew, who are Mercy Sisters, along with Sister Marie-Therese Jorumbu, a Rosary Sister,

A group of eight leaders from Mercy Associates and Mercy Friends groups gathered recently in Sydney to reflect on Mercy leadership. Over a weekend, the group was guided by Caroline Thompson to reflect on their leadership through the lens of the parable of the Sower and the Seed. The group was comprised of leaders from

As she packs her bags to return to Central Queensland from Brisbane, Sister Carolyn Hunt has reflected on her time journeying with sisters concerning their health and wellbeing, initially in Southeast Queensland and for the past three years the whole of the Sunshine State. “In looking back on my former role, I am so grateful

‘Strong courageous women who can make a difference’, is what Sister Mary Moloney, Principal of the Academy of Mary Immaculate (the Academy), hopes of her students as they walk out the Nicholson Street gates after they have completed their education. “When you walk into the Academy, at the entrance there is a sculpture of a

One of the first cohort of the Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leader Fellowship Program (Fellowship), Juliet Talarico, has reflected on how the Fellowship has shaped her journey as a leader in integral ecology education, connection and practice. For much of her life, Juliet has had a connection with integral ecology and the Mercy story. A

Dr Jerry Nockles was recently appointed as the Executive Director of Catholic Social Services Australia. On a visit to Bathurst in his new role, he had a wonderful reunion with two of his former teachers, Sisters Patricia Powell and Michelle Farrugia. Those of us who are teachers, not infrequently have a stranger approach and

At the end of last year, Young Mercy Links (YML) coordinator Angela and support coordinator Cassandra, ran a Student Leader Formation Program entitled Leading in Mercy. The program was devised to empower and assist in the formation of newly elected 2025 school leaders. Representatives from the student leadership teams from five Victorian Mercy schools gathered

The Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship recently came to a close for 2024 with inspiring personal projects being presented. To date, there have been 32 emerging leaders through this program over the past three years. They have engaged with a range of components of learning and experiences over 12 months to better enable

Sister Joan Kelleher, who lives in Perth, was one the first religious sisters who provided full time pastoral care to people in detention on Christmas Island having arrived there in 2010 not long after the detention centre opened. “Despite what was often reported about refugees in the media, the refugees I have had the

  Congratulations Rod Cole-Clarke, General Manager, Seville Mercy Centre, and the team, on receiving the Cairns Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Sustainability and Environmental Excellence. The 2024 Awards were presented in Cairns recently. Entrants are nominated by other businesses and/or community representatives.  The entries are judged by a panel of experts in their

Since 2020, a unique group of Mercy Associates called the ‘Mercy Zoomers’ has been meeting solely online. Its membership extends from Ballarat in Victoria to St Petersburg in Russia. In March 2020, most Australians were familiar with the stories of Covid-19 and its impact around the world, but suddenly the reality of this