September 24, 2018
Mercy Day
Mercy E-News is published each Wednesday, 48 weeks each year and distributed to subscribers via email. Each week's issue is automatically archived on this page.
Sisters of Mercy Call for a Radical Shift in Understanding and Addressing Human Trafficking | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: for the Wonders of Scientific Discovery | Global Catholic Climate Movement Releases Prayer for the Year of Mercy | Accessing Materials on The Microsite Made Easier | Invitation: Be a Voice of Mercy on the Effects of Climate Change in Your Location | #GirlPower: Mercy Academy 1st All-girls Accredited STEM School (Americas) | Mercy is God's Identity Card; It's Ours Too! (Aotearoa New Zealand) | Journey of Oneness/ Camino a la Unidad (Americas) | Lenten Campaign Against Human Trafficking in the Seafood Supply Chains (Americas) | Worth Reading: | On This Day | Today's Mercy Quote | Typing symbols using your keyboard | New Mercy Resource: An Enduring Legacy: Savannah’s Sisters of Mercy and St. Vincent’s Academy | St Vincents Academy, Savannah, Georgia | Given the Chance to Be Our Best Selves |
The Works of Mercy on the Road of the Jubilee: Pope Francis' Lenten Message | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: Lent | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Year of Mercy Events at Mercy International Centre | Mercy and Compassion in Action: Opposing Human Trafficking | Water More Precious than Gold: Yarning about the River at Rahamim, Bathurst, NSW (ISMAPNG) | Deirdre Mullan rsm Launches Year of Mercy at Monte (Nth Sydney Congregation) | Where the Tides Ebb and Flow – a Reflection from Paris by Carmel Bracken rsm (The Congregation) | Mercy Girls Scoop Top Award for Environmental Initiative (The Congregation) | Doorkeepers of Mercy: Mercy Gift Opens New Door (The Congregation) | Opening of Our Holy Doors (Newfoundland) | Update: Let Mercy Rain Drought Appeal for Papua New Guinea (Australia & PNG) | Mission to Nigeria: Q & A with Sister Tina Geiger (Americas) | Worth Reading: | New Resource: Meeting the God of Mercy | Jesus' Ministry of Mercy: Two Distinct Meanings | Come to the Water: Mercy Spirituality Centre, Toronto, New South Wales, Australia | On This Day | Tips for Using Google | On Reconciling |
'Mercy – Re-awakening us to new life’ by Mary Reynolds rsm | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: Those ill with Cancer | Care for Creation Month | Stage One of the Reflection Process Now Underway | Video Resources for Stage One of the Reflection Process | Becoming a Clearer and More Daring Witness to God’s Abundant Mercy (Americas) | Participate in the Second Lenten Fast for Climate Justice | Prepare for the second World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Trafficking in Persons | Women’s Savings & Investment Co-op, Ethiopia (The Congregation) | Reading Luke's Gospel with Ecological Eyes: Part 1 (ISMAPNG) | Come to the Water: Enrol in a Program at Mercy by the Sea (Americas) | Worth Playing | New Resource: Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy Reflections | Our Lady of Mercy in Romania | Mercy in the Face of Suffering | Updating to the Latest Security Software, Browser, and Operating System | Called to Make Courageous and Prophetic Choices | On This Day |
Happy New Year of Mercy | Year of Mercy Resources | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: Concluding the Year of Consecrated Life | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Pilgrimages to and Programmes at MIC in 2016 | Opening Local Doors of Mercy (cont) | Help Distribute the Weekly Mercy eNews in this Year of Mercy | 'Laudato Si’: An exhortation to live with ‘serene attentiveness’ (The Congregation) | Election of New Leadership Team (Philippines) | Mary, Mother of Mercy: Painting by Janet McKenzie Commissioned by Carlow University (Americas) | The Wednesday Poem: 'Men Go To God' – Dietrich Bonhoeffer (The Congregation) | Doorkeepers of Mercy: Jeanne O’Rourke rsm (Americas) | Sr Deirdre and the Little Book that Took the World By Storm (The Congregation) | 2016 - A Significant Year for the Institute (ISMAPNG) | Plant Flowers Not Power Plants (Americas) | Mount Mercy College Cork Launches Catholic Schools Week 2016 (The Congregation) | Waking Up in Honduras (Americas) | Worth playing | On This Day | Contemplating the Mercy of God | Pope Francis Minute Explains: The Year of Mercy (Animation) | New resource: Boots, Cracked Pots and a Place at the Table: Mercy in a World Becoming | Mercy High Omaha, Nebraska, US | Passwords to Avoid |
Our Prayer This Christmas | Christmas Greeting: MIA President | Christmas Greeting: MIA Board | Christmas Greeting: Executive Director MIA | Christmas Greetings from the Mercy World | More Reports of Mercy Doors Being Opened Now Online | MIA a Signatory to the Paris Pledge for Action | Reminder: Mercy eNews: Important Dates | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Books that Might Inspire as You Reflect (2) | Books that Might Inspire as You Reflect (1) | Further Resources: Complete List for 2015 | Carlow University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | The Manger and the True Light of Mercy | On Christmas Day | Pope Francis: Mercy Jubilee means we must open our hearts, forgive others | Repeated: The Mercy GPS booklet | Patriarch of Jerusalem: 'Mercy is the remedy for the ills of our time' |
Brenda Dolphin rsm: Is there Anything More Extraordinary than the Ordinary? | Complete Series of Mercy Thematic Responses for Year of Consecrated Life Available Now for Download | Pilgrimages to and Programmes at MIC in 2016 | Mercy Joins the Call at Paris Climate Talks to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground | Opening Local Doors of Mercy: Many Wonderful Reports Received from Different Parts of our Mercy World | NGO Coalition says Vital Reforms Required for Ireland & Europe to Live up to Refugee Crisis Commitment | Final Reminder: Send in Your Christmas Greetings for Posting on the Mercyworld.org Website | Reminder: Mercy eNews: Important Dates | MIA Welcomes the Achievement of Paris Agreement: Shared Commitment to Act for Humanity and the Planet | Films Worth Checking Out (Part 1) | Films Worth Checking Out (Part 2) | Doorkeepers of Mercy: Remembering Sr Veronica (Americas) | Video Resources on Mercy and Justice for Year of Mercy (Newfoundland) | Sr. Alicia Zapata is Continually Reminded by the Farmworkers she Serves that the Goal is what Matters (Americas) | MIRP Facilitation Day (Newfoundland) | Reflections on an Introductory Course in Pastoral Care for Muslims (ISMAPNG) | Stockton University Establishes Chair in Honour of Carol Rittner rsm (Americas) | Presentations Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life (Americas) | Sister of Mercy Margie Taylor gets first N.L. Human Rights Award (Newfoundland) | Worth Reading: | Finland: Timelapse by Riku Karjalainen | Words of Mercy | On This Day | Pope Francis: Holy year ' a gift of grace' | Te Waipuna Puawai (TWP) Mercy Oasis, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand | New Resource: Life's Delicate Balance |
8 December: Year of Mercy Commences & the Mercy International Reflection Process (MIRP) Begins | Quick Access to All Resources for Opening Local Doors of Mercy | Reminder: Join Us TODAY as We Encircle the Earth Community in Prayer | Invitation: Send in Your Christmas Greetings for Posting on the Mercyworld.org Website | 'I Have a Voice': Presentation Marked the International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: Victims of Mass Shootings | Special Year of Consecrated life eNews Series | Advance Notice. Mercy eNews: Important Dates | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Group of Mercy International Reflection Process (MIRP) Facilitators Gather in Parramatta (Parramatta Congregation) | Advent Ritual with 'Opening the Door' for the year of Mercy & Invitation to Participate in MIRP (Brisbane Congregation) | The Wednesday Poem: 'Advent' by Patrick Kavanagh | Misericordiae Vultus - The Face of Mercy (GB Union) | A Fitting Gospel for the Jubilee Year of Mercy | An Ecological Reading of the Gospel of Mark - Part 11 (ISMAPNG) | Doorkeeper of Mercy: Hemen Aklilu (Americas) | Mercy in Peru 2015 Marks 50 Years of Cork and Ross Mission (The Congregation) | Worth Reading: | On This Day | Poem: 'The Door of Mercy' by Mary Wickham rsm | New resource: The Mercy GPS | The Door by Miroslav Holub | Doras (Door) Luimní Promoting and Protecting Human Rights (The Congregation) | Pope Francis: Stop climate change and curb poverty |
Join Us as We Encircle the Earth Community in Prayer on 8 December 2015 | MIA Prayer Intention: Commemorating the Churchwomen of El Salvador | MIA Global Action Statement on UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, December 2015 | 800,000 Signed the GCCM Petition Delivered to UN and French Officials | Details Now Confirmed for Opening of Baggot Street Doors | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Invitation: Send in Your Christmas Greetings for Posting on the Mercyworld.org Website | Personal Reflection on the MIRP Theme Begins | A Helpful Method to Assist Personal Reflection on the MIRP theme | Denise Coghlan rsm Receives Special Recognition (Brisbane Congregation) | Mary Killeen rsm Addresses Pope Francis on his Visit to Kenya (The Congregation) | 'Embrace the Future with Hope': Pope Francis (The Congregation) | ISMAPNG Key Facilitators Planning Weekend for the Mercy International Reflection Process | Let Mercy Rain: Support Emergency Drought Funding Appeal For Kiunga, PNG (Australia & PNG) | Out of Gratitude for Abundance: Baking Pies for Thanksgiving (Americas) | Justice - Working Together for the Common Good of all (Aotearoa New Zealand) | Age No Barrier to New Friendships at Mercy Health’s Mercyville (ISMAPNG) | Worth Reading: | On This Day | Climate Regime Map | Carmel College Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand | New Resource: Mercy-ing App | Support the Work of ACRATH: Purchase its 2016 Calendar | Words of Mercy |
The Feminine Face of the God who does Justice by Sheila Curran rsm | Suggested Ritual for Opening Local Doors of Mercy Now Available in Both English and Spanish | Dedicate Your Local Door of Mercy on (or around) 13 December | Reminder: Mercy on the Road to Paris. Prayer Roster Commences on 30 November | March for Climate Justice | Conference Facilities at Baggot Street | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: Elimination of Violence Against Women | Meet Catherine - a Four part Series (Americas) | Read the Latest Issue of the MAST Journal (Americas) | Worth playing | 50 Ways your Home can Save the Earth – Infographic | Today's Mercy Quote | On This Day | Pope Francis at Audience: Door to God's Mercy never closed | Mercy College Mirabooka Western Australia | Retirement for Mission Sabbatical: stand on the shore of new invitation*… |
Suggested Ritual for Opening Local Doors of Mercy Now Available | Special Year of Consecrated life eNews Series | MIA Prayer Intention for the Coming Week: The People of France | 2016 Young Mercy Leaders' Pilgrimage for College Students & Young Adults | Remembrance Day Celebrations at Baggot Street | Join with Us for Foundation Day Celebrations & Opening of the Door of Mercy, Baggot Street | Catherine's Canonisation Cause: Prayer Requests | Re-Imagining the Corporal Works of Mercy (Americas) | Journey of Oneness (Americas) | Institute Critical Concerns Focus of Education Conference (Americas) | Autism Center established as a resource for clinicians, caregivers and students | Re-membering Catherine McAuley (Newfoundland) | Day of Input, Reflection, Prayer and Gentle Conversation (Great Britain) | Taking Dementia out of the Closet: a World without Stigma (The Congregation) | Enthusiasm Expressed for the Potential of Mercy International Reflection Process (Aotearoa New Zealand) | Worth Reading: | On This Day | World Food Programme Launches 'Share The Meal' App To Help Syrian Refugee Children | Of the Gospel of Mercy | McAuley Community Services for Women, Melbourne, Australia | New Resource: The Quality of Mercy | Today's Mercy Quote |