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
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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
Read MoreSr Maryanne interviewing Mercy Works PNG team staff member, Gabriella Kawage. Radio is a powerful medium that can inform, educate and change lives. It connects people and communities – none more important than the remote regions highlands of Papua New Guinea where Sister Maryanne Kolkia has been broadcasting nightly sessions for around 14 years
Read MoreSt Patrick’s College Townsville has embodied Mercy values, such as compassion, respect, integrity, justice, hope, and joy, since the late 1800s, inspired by Sisters of Mercy foundress Catherine McAuley. Today, the college takes pride in welcoming young women from diverse national, cultural, and faith backgrounds, and in fostering a community that seeks to build relationships
Read MoreFrom its beginnings as a convent school, Santa Casa Retreat Centre continues to provide a sacred space for visitors to reflect, seek and deepen their connection with God and the cosmos. In 2023, Santa Casa will offer fourteen in-house retreats that are open to the public as well as a selection of one-day retreats.
Read MoreThe Mercy Mission Formation Network (MMFN) co-ordinating team are currently working on the final plans and agenda for the re-launch of the Mercy Mission Formation Network 2023 Gathering. We are looking forward to the relaunch of our network after COVID disrupted our plans. The gathering will provide a time to reconnect to our
Read MoreThe Sisters of Mercy living in Bathurst had considered for some time commemorating the Works of Mercy in the Bathurst Diocese. In furthering this aim and in conjunction with her work on the Cathedral Renovation Committee, Ann-Maree O’Beirne RSM began a conversation with the Diocese and local sisters Paula Smith RSM and Patricia Powell
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