As human beings, all knowledge is received through our senses. These may be our external senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) or internal senses (imagination, memory, estimative power, or common sense, which “coordinates” the information).[i] We “know”...
Titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary include such exalted words as Gate of Heaven, Ark of the Covenant, Seat of Wisdom, and others. Why use such titles to describe Mary? This is simply because she is the fairest of our human race, preserved from the first instant of...
“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”[i] Are you among those who think that things are bad and are only getting worse? Does it just seem that there is no good news to be had? ...
As Religious Sisters of Mercy, our Sisters profess a fourth vow of service to the poor, sick and ignorant in addition to the three vows professed by all Religious: poverty, chastity and obedience. As an expression of this fourth vow of service, some of our Sister...
In what kind of world did Venerable Catherine McAuley live? It is an important question to reflect on because we are living two hundred years later in a world born from that one. The turmoil and societal struggles of both centuries are remarkably similar. Mother...
In preparing for this blog post, I reviewed an article on how to help people remember the difference between quarantine and isolation. Quarantine starts with the letter “Q” as does the word question. If you have symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19 and “question”...
Our Sisters in Tulsa, Oklahoma serve in the Saint Francis Health System in many capacities. With a convent attached to the main hospital, the Sisters are a visible presence and a calm reminder of God's love and care for each person, staff and patients alike. The...
In these last days of the liturgical year, the Church prepares for the Feast of Christ the King. Then we enter into the season of Advent, which is meant to be a time of preparing for the coming of Christ at the end of the time as we prepare for the annual celebration...
Sisters of Mercy are known throughout the world for their presence in caring for the sick, particularly during times of war and epidemics. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our Sisters had the opportunity to serve in different ways caring for...
Join Dr. Marguerite Duane, founder of Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science (FACTS), Dr. Maureen Condic, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy at the University of Utah, and Sister Grace Usala, RSM, MD. These three women discuss how, as...