Patricia Talone is a Sister of Mercy of the Americas. A theological ethicist, she is a consultant, lecturer and writer in the areas of mission, ethics and formation. She has served at the Catholic Health Association of the United States and has a broad educational background having taught at every level from grade three through post-graduate. She holds a PhD in theological ethics from Marquette University, an MA in Religious Studies from St. Charles Seminary, and a BA in Humanities from Gwynedd-Mercy College. In 1996, she spent a semester as a visiting fellow at Georgetown University’s Kennedy School of Ethics. She has a number of board commitments and has published extensively in theological and health care journals and periodicals.
The current issue is dedicated to contemplation upon Mary. The Constitutions of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy remind us that “Because Mary entered fully into her Son’s mission she became the Mother of Mercy and our model of faith…Devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, prompts us to honor her in both prayer and action.”