
From the Editor | January 15, 2026
We are called to persevere, to continue both study and discussion on the role of women in society and the Church.

We are called to persevere, to continue both study and discussion on the role of women in society and the Church.

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

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

This issue, “Foundations of Spirituality,” comes in the midst of the flow of The MAST Journal toward online publication. The theme of this issue expresses

Dear Sisters, Associates, Companions and Friends of Mercy, The inspiration for this issue of The MAST Journal, “Synod and Synodality,” was inspired by the opening