Nga mihi atawhai - greetings to all in Mercy! What would Catherine McAuley like best about our church today? Its invitation to lay people to be involved in mission and to recognise its call to ordinary folk to be holy? Its recognition of theologians - women as well as men - who see faith in God linked to contemporary issues as diverse as fracking and human trafficking?

The Christian church always steals a march on the rest of the world, by beginning its year almost a month before the calendar year has ended. But Pope Francis has stolen the march on us all, proclaiming a special Year of Mercy on 8 December. Sisters of Mercy have welcomed the pope’s initiative and seen this Year of Mercy as an invitation to deepen their own charism and their hopes for the world.

Kairos - a moment to grieve before we act.

Mercy is God's identity card; it's ours too!

Imaging Mercy Today October 2016

Imaging Mercy Today December 2017