Pope Leo XIV and Mercy
Sisters of Mercy joined Catholics around the world rejoicing at the news of a new pontiff, and even more so when they learned who it
Sisters of Mercy
May 13, 2025
Sisters of Mercy joined Catholics around the world rejoicing at the news of a new pontiff, and even more so when they learned who it
We live in upheaval. Among the questions we must ask are, what does it mean to be human, how should we act, and what is our
You may have had this experience. You come across a book that you have ignored, and it is very helpful. As I was preparing this
“Let those whom Jesus Christ has graciously invited to assist Him in His suffering poor, have their hearts animated with gratitude and love.” — Catherine
I was first introduced to the phrase “thin places” during a lecture on religious life by Sister Marie McKenna.1 A “thin place” is a sacred
They were all gathered in one place together: Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Burundis, Kenyans, Sudanese, Americans, Vietnamese, Syrians and Samoans. Suddenly, there came from the sky a
The current Synod on Synodality is providing us with an unprecedented example of the sensus fidelium, i.e., the Spirit-guided intuition of the faithful. As we
The coronavirus originated in China and spread rapidly throughout the world in 2019. By March of the following year, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19
The group submitting this Synod process is part of the larger Maryknoll community, a Catholic non-profit mission movement now comprised of four expressions: the Society
Firstly, I felt affirmed that many of the aspects of the church that have concerned me, also concern many others such as: the role of
Participants: Eight laywomen who have been meeting weekly as “Pete’s Pals” for 40 years. They belong to several different parishes in the San Francisco Archdiocese,
Introduction At Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, in San José, we had multiple Synodal Listening Sessions in both Spanish and English. There were four sessions
Responses are from a women’s group lunch discussion held on June 16, 2022. What are your dreams for the Church?
What kind of a Church do we want for our future? What do we need to DO as Catholics and Church members to bring a
We Rise We rise in your flaming, Holy One: the wind of your wisdom stirs A cry within us asking Mercyon our humanness, weak with
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