The Journal of the Mercy Association in Scripture and Theology

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Volume 31 Number 1

From the Editor | May 15, 2025

Welcome to the first issue of The MAST Journal to be published online! After thirty years of publishing in the traditional format of a printed hard copy, we are reaching out to you, our readers, from this new platform. Yes, the articles can be downloaded and printed so you can have a hard copy in your hands. But there are some changes. No longer is a subscription required. Thanks to the Institute Leadership Team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, this publication, along with our thirty-year archive, is now an offering to the whole Mercy readership and the public in cyberspace.

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Dear Eloise

Dear Eloise

It is not my intention to eulogize Eloise; rather, I propose to give you some insight into this vibrant, committed, passionate Sister of Mercy.

Women’s Leadership in the Church: Catholic Theological Foundations and the Synod on Synodality

Women’s Leadership in the Church: Catholic Theological Foundations and the Synod on Synodality

The Church’s treatment of women contrasts strongly with Catherine McAuley’s understanding and practice of leadership and leadership development.

The Synod, the diaconate, and women

The Synod, the diaconate, and women

Not long ago, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the international Catholic journal Communio that the diaconal ordination of women was theologically possible and pastorally sensible.

Access of Women to Instituted Ministry of Lector – too little, too late OR wonderful complexity?

Access of Women to Instituted Ministry of Lector – too little, too late OR wonderful complexity?

We will focus on the organic development of the role of instituted lector to mine a theology of ministry of all baptized believers and the centrality of the Word of God in the mission of the Church.

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