Actually, any of these ticks could make you sick if they are carrying an illness that can be transmitted to humans. Ticks are on the rise in Michigan,[i] but there are some important things to know: #1. Certain tick species carry certain types of diseases....
Sacred Heart Marcy Health Care Center announces its expansion of wellness and medical services for women's health care needs. Our team of team of medical professionals focus on health, wellness, and medical care with an emphasis on restorative reproductive health and...
Sister Mary Nika Schaumber is no stranger to the religious life. She entered religious life in 1969, and in the 50 years since, she has become a canon lawyer and worked to address ethical and moral issues surrounding health care. what it means to have a...
As a young woman, Sister Mary Rafqa Boulos was never asked if she considered the religious life. Still, the pull was there. “I always felt that God was asking me to serve others,” she remembers. That may be why she decided to pursue a career in medicine, but while...
“How blessed, how fortunate, are those servants whom the Lord will find watchful when he comes. Blessed is the time of waiting when we stay awake for the Lord, the Creator of the universe, who fills all things and transcends all things.”[i] In these words, Saint...
See this article originally published in The Linacre Quarterly (2017). Sisters of Mercy from England and Ireland answered the call to serve as nurses in the Crimean War Abstract: In 1856, an appeal went out to nurses in both England and Ireland, and especially to...
November 11, 2022 | Part 3 of 3 Oliver was transferred to the Pediatric ICU. At the suggestion of the Sisters of Mercy, the family requested that Oliver be Baptized, and the Sister who had been attending to the family arranged for this to happen. Oliver was Baptized...
November 11, 2022 | Part 2 of 3 Baby Oliver was born August 3, 2015 the first child of his young parents, he was a perfect baby and beloved by the whole extended family. In addition to caring for Oliver, Oliver’s mother aided in the round-the-clock care for her...
November 11, 2022 | Part 1 of 3 I do not think any event in this world could make me feel so much. I have cried heartily and implored God to comfort you. I know He will. This has not been done in anger. Some joyful circumstances will soon prove that God is watching...
“Blessed are we: what pleases God has been revealed to us.” [i] The disciple of Christ is called to enter into His sacrifice, His offering to the Father. We cannot say, “We have in our day no prince, prophet, or leader…sacrifice, oblation, or incense, no place to...