Author: Roz Parr
Donor Profile: Anne LaFrance
Matthew’s Genealogy: Inclusion of Women
Matthew is writing for a Jewish audience. Jesus was born into a Jewish society that had a strong patriarchal nature. Surprisingly he included women in his genealogy. There are five women included in the lineage of Jesus, including Mary, the mother of Jesus. Women are often unnamed in the Scriptures; however, Mathew names three of them: Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth. The mother of Solomon, Bathsheba, is not named.
Overcoming Racism with Mercy: Two Black Sisters of Mercy Share Their Stories
As part of our commemoration of Black Catholic History Month, we share this story of two Sisters of Mercy — Sister Larretta Elizabeth Rivera-Williams and Sister Boreta Singleton.
Who Jesus Was: Four Gospels, Four Perspectives
Sister María Luisa: the Question of Belonging
Mercy Sisters Who Serve Their Country: A Veterans Day story
Mercy Sisters Who Serve Their Country: A Veterans Day story
A Communion of Saints
To Be a Mercy Student
This Is Your Life
St. Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary
The records we have of the long life of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) defy the term “dark ages.” This German Benedictine abbess lived to be 81, despite many illnesses. According to well-preserved records, she was a visionary, a theologian, architect, artist, musician, scientist, environmentalist, homilist, letter writer, feminist and activist. She was acclaimed a saint in the years after her death, but was not formally canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church until 2012, by the German-born Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.