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 "God
can bend and change, form and reform any of His creatures
to fit them for the purpose He
designs."
Catherine
McAuley
from the constitutions
“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.”
Sisters of Mercy - Constitutions #5
"By collaborating with
others
in the works of Mercy
we continually learn from
them
how to be more merciful."
Sisters of Mercy - Constitutions #6
"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 #7
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Institute of
the Sisters of Mercy
Foundress - Catherine McAuley
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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.
Sisters of Mercy , Institute Chapter,
Amended July 2005
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critical concerns
named
by the sisters of mercy
To engage in contemplative dialogue around our lived experience in order
to claim our vocation as apostolic women religious in the 21st century.
To deepen and assimilate more consciously the practice of nonviolence as
an integral aspect of the charism of mercy;
To deepen our response to the unrecognized and unreconciled racism past
and present within our community;
To reverence Earth and work more effectively toward the sustainability
of life and toward universal recognition of the fundamental right to
water;
To continue to embrace our particular concern for women; and,
To stand in solidarity with immigrants.
Sisters of Mercy , Institute Chapter,
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