Within the context

Inheritance  - used to fulfill a dream House of Mercy - Baggot Street Preparation for the ministry of education Commitment to an environment fostering acceptance religious beliefs  1827 Purpose of the House of Mercy 1831 - Catherine and two women make a novitiate with Presentation Sisters December 12, 1831 - Sisters of Mercy founded - Catherine McAuley a religious founder Resource: Tender Courage  by Keiss, Sister Isabelle and Regan, Sister M. Joann, 1988- a resource for learning more

The House of Mercy on Baggot Street

Listen - Listen with Windows Media Player or download to a portable device. 5:36 minutes in length

Reflect

• Use of resources to serve those in need

• Courage and new beginnings

• Clear sense of mission

Pray

Dear Lord, we recall the words of Catherine McAuley who said, "Hurrah for foundations. They make the old young, and the young merry." Her house and her foundations were created as a response to her faith. We ask you to bless us with her courage that in our houses of Mercy, our schools, we may meet the challenges of each day, and be faithful to your call. Amen. 

Additional Reflections

Reflections built on excerpts from the talk on Catherine McAuley and Mission given by Sister Sheila Carney, RSM at the 2006 Leadership Academy.

• Reflection on the early life of Catherine McAuley

• House of Mercy and Foundress

• Education - Beliefs and Early Struggle in Kingston

• Carlow and the concept of Pension Schools

• Reflections on Education

• The Call and Challenge

"We have one solid comfort amidst this tripping about...

Our hearts are always centered on God, for whom alone we go forward or stay back."

Catherine McAuley