by Staff Writer | ~ All ~, Signs of Mercy, Uncategorized
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...
by Staff Writer | ~ All ~, Signs of Mercy
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...
by Staff Writer | A Living Sacrifice of Praise
SISTER MARIE PAUL SERVES THE UNDERSERVED ‘I see the face of Christ in them’ Sister Marie Paul Lockerd, RSM, Sister Mary Rafqa Boulos, RSM and Sister Mary Nika Schaumber, RSM arrived at Cristo Rey in the summer of 2021. They weren’t sent to the center simply to pray...
by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, Featured, Signs of Mercy
See the 60th anniversary edition of Presence Magazine of the Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, OK, where our Sisters serve. 2020 also marked the 20th anniversary for the Religious Sisters of Mercy at Saint Francis. It’s 5:00 a.m. The sun has yet to wake and crest...
by Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, RSM, DO | ~ All ~, Featured, Mercy Origins
Mother Catherine McAuley taught her Sisters that their growth each day depended on the little moments and choices they made, from rising to dressing to eating, what she called the “perfection of the ordinary act”. She pointed out to her Sisters particular “little...
