Network for Mercy Education - 9318 S. Kedzie Ave. #1, Evergreen Park, Il 60805
Phone: 708-229-1630
"As Sisters of Mercy, we sponsor institutions to address our enduring concerns and to witness to Christ’s mission. Within these institutions, we together with co-workers and those we serve, endeavor to model mercy and justice and to promote systemic change according to these ideals.”
"By collaborating with others in the works of Mercy we continually learn from them how to be more merciful."
"We carry out our mission of mercy guided by prayerful consideration of the needs of our time, Catherine McAuley's preferential love for the poor and her special concern for women, the pastoral priorities of the universal and local church and our talents, resources and limitations."
Sisters of Mercy - Constitutions #5, 6, 7
Sisters of Mercy Core Statements
The Fifth Institute Chapter held in 2011 affirmed an intensified response to critical concerns of our time including:
Immigration
Non-violence
Racism
Earth
Women
"We have ever confided largely in Divine Providence and shall continue to do so."
Catherine McAuley
Letter to Mary Ann Doyle September 24, 1841
Institute Direction Statement
Animated by the Gospel and Catherine McAuley's passion for the poor, we, the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, are
impelled to commit our lives and resources to act in solidarity with
the economically poor of the world, especially women and children;
women seeking fullness of life and equality in church and society;
one another as we embrace our multicultural and international reality.
This commitment will impel us to develop and act from a multicultural and international perspective;
speak with a corporate voice;
work for systemic change;
practice non-violence;
act in harmony and interdependence with all creation; and
call ourselves to continual conversion in our lifestyle and ministries.
1991, 2001, 2005, 2011
At the 2011 Institute Chapter
delegates affirmed the
2011 Institute Chapter
Declaration.
This Declaration can be accessed with
the Seat at the Table materials.
User name and password available from a Mercy school president or principal.