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March 13, 2012
Invitation to Participate in On-Line Mercy Theological Reflection Course
Mercy International Association is exploring options for on-line courses in theological reflection and Mercy spirituality.
March 12, 2012
Soup and Substance Lenten Programme (3): Let’s Live Lent!
Mercy International Association held its third gathering of the Soup and Substance Lenten programme on 8th March 2012.
March 12, 2012
Global Action Lived Locally: A Case Study from Ireland
The Community Garden called Tearmann (safe area or sanctuary) was launched in August 2005 and has become a garden which is an ecologically friendly area with educational, practical and spiritual dimensions ...
March 12, 2012
Global Action Lived Locally: A Case Study from the United States of America
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas lobby President Obama to Reconsider Support for Pipeline Segment
March 12, 2012
Rio+20 Update: Preparations at the UN in NY
On January 10, 2012, the co-chairs and the United Nations Bureau of the Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) released the long awaited Rio+20 Zero Draft of the Outcome Document entitled “The Future We Want”.
March 07, 2012
International Women’s Day 2012: 8 March. Theme: Empower Women -End Hunger and Poverty
Catherine wrote ‘The principal aim of this congregation is to educate poor girls, to lodge and keep poor young women until they can provide for themselves in some suitable way, and to visit the sick poor.’ [Letter late 1833-early 1834].
March 07, 2012
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Guyana Flooded (Americas)
Please pray for all those in Guyana affected when overnight rains flooded some coastal area of the country including the site of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Clean up and damage assessment began on 1st March.
March 07, 2012
Sisters from Americas, Ireland and Newfoundland Gather in Peru for Formation Journey Retreat
The Formation Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean sponsored a four-day retreat outside Lima, Peru, on February 16-19, 2012. Led by Sister Mary Pat Garvin (Americas), 12 sisters from CCASA Community (Americas), Newfoundland and Ireland explored..
March 07, 2012
Fire Damages Mount St. Joseph Preparatory School in Jamaica (Americas)
Fire heavily damaged Mount St. Joseph Preparatory School, a Mercy-sponsored school in Mandeville, Jamaica, on Saturday evening, February 25.
March 06, 2012
Global Action Lived Locally: A case study from Australia
The abuses of the extractive industries are a major issue for Sisters of Mercy in many countries. In previous issues of e news we outlined the struggles of communities with the gold mining industry in Peru...
