The Institute’s new leadership team was commissioned at a joyous ritual in Sydney on November 11, the anniversary of Catherine McAuley’s death.  More than sixty sisters from around the Institute, joined with hundreds of sisters and colleagues online, to ask for God’s blessing on the Institute’s new leadership team – Karon Donnellon (Institute

Communications Team Member, Cynthia Mulholland, is one of nine participants in this year’s  Mercy International Association – Mercy Global Action’s Emerging Leaders Fellowship. She has recently returned from a transformational immersion in Cambodia. I had the great privilege of being selected as a participant of Cohort Three of the Mercy Emerging Leaders Fellowship. 

Five fine Mercy Women were elected at the Institute’s Third Chapter to guide the Institute for the next four years. They bring to their new roles considerable wisdom and experience obtained from diverse backgrounds in mission and ministry. The Chapter was held at Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney from September 10-17. The new Leadership

In December this year, 12 members from Young Mercy Links (YML), both South Australia and Victoria, will partake in a 10-day visit to Cambodia in the first joint immersion between the two groups. Before they go they have set a target of $8000 to raise money for Cambodia’s Jesuit Refugee Services’ Housing Project.

The Institute’s Integral Ecology Strategic Plan calls for involvement in at least one the-ground project per year. A devastating  flood in the New South Wales town of Eugowra and their quest to ‘sink, slow and spread’ the water from a nearby Creek has become this year’s focus. In November 2022, what has been described

In early May, the Institute was pleased to donate some furniture, kitchen items and bedding from the former convent building in Singleton to assist flood-impacted communities in the northern rivers region of New South Wales. The items were donated to a volunteer run group called ‘Rebuilding NR 2022’. The group was started by local

A magnificent place for families and people who want to get away is how Sister Margaret McGrath describes the Star of the Sea Guest House in Apollo Bay, South West Victoria, where she has been the Manager for the past three years. “The most satisfying aspect about my ministry here is to see

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra 1972 https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-aboriginal-tent-embassy–then-and-now In 1972 the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established in Canberra, a sign of protest against the then government’s approach to indigenous land rights. On 31 July 1972, some 2000 people gathered to show their support, among them was Sister Patricia Adams RSM in full black habit. While the

In October this year Australians will vote in a referendum to enshrine in the Constitution recognition of Australia’s first people and establish a First Nations’ voice to Parliament. Seven of our sisters have drawn on their experiences to say why they will be strongly voting Yes in the referendum.   Sister Florence Kinsela, Parkes

It’s time for First Nations Voices to be heard The Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution as a vital step in the journey of reconciliation and healing for Australia’s First Nations people and for all who inhabit

Inviting people to share their voices is the call behind the Kitchen Table Conversations that are occurring across Australia in the lead up to the Voice referendum. Kitchen Table Conversations draws on a long tradition of conversations around the kitchen table which were once the mainstay of households. They are a way of

The Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship is once again up and running thanks to the support of donors and partnerships with other Religious Institutes. Once again, we welcome highly-skilled and committed candidates into the program from a range of backgrounds, all of whom already have experience as leaders, who now seek to address