By Sister Michelle Marie Salois — I learned to listen to my desires and emotions and especially to the subtle, felt sense within my body (the temple of the Holy Spirit) that I eventually recognized as a reliable signal of the right direction.
By Liz Dossa — It is not so much what the sisters do, as in the way in which they do it–encountering people, building relationships and finding innovative, agile ways to meet the urgent unmet needs of our times
By Sister Suzanne Toolan and Liz Dossa — Jesus said, “I am the Bread of Life,” and we are called to come and eat and to share. Our lives are at the service of the Gospel. God has given us this gift of grace.
By Sister Mary Waskowiak — Friends of Mercy are alive and well, and the Casa de Misericordia continues into its second year.
By Catherine Walsh — Holding an Indigenous Peoples’ Day party felt like a natural thing to do, says Sister Maureen Wallace, who was a teacher and principal with the Passamaquoddy for 31 years.
As we celebrate Teresa of Ávila’s feast day on October 15, we can look to her for inspiration and example.
What does it mean to “repair my house?” St. Francis understood it, partly, as a mission to restore the Church to a simpler, less ostentatious culture, where the poor would be welcomed and served; where the theological emphasis would be on the love of God.
Francis understood that Christ was asking him to cherish and repair our whole created reality, our common home, our Sister Mother Earth.
This week, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy and a doorway that opened in Dublin in 1827, a doorway in Mercy, a doorway that we are called to open and create a place for all.
Central to Catherine McAuley’s legacy is trust in love as the greatest mystery of all. And I believe it is OUR work to intentionally explore that mystery and continue to insist on open doors, and to BE a welcoming presence in our troubled world.
If truth is truly important to me, I owe it to myself to recognize the implications of my answers.
I will be unpacking their stories for months to come and mentoring with those who have already discovered how and where to meet the migrants.