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Mercy Foundation Day, Dec. 12

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 by Mary Ann Boyer

By Sr. Jane Gerety, RSM, Chief Mission Officer, Mercy Care, Atlanta, GA On Dec. 12, 1831, the Sisters of Mercy, original sponsors of many of our Trinity health ministries, were officially founded. Catherine McAuley, the founder of the order, never wanted to be a nun. In nineteenth- century Ireland nuns lived behind cloistered walls and … Read more Mercy Foundation Day, Dec. 12

Mercy Day 2019 Reflection

September 23, 2019September 17, 2019 by Mary Ann Boyer

By Sr. Myra Bergman, RSM, Mission Integration Consultant, Trinity Health Michigan Mercy Day — Our Special Day “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136:1) Catherine McAuley, a wealthy woman living in Dublin, Ireland, in the 1800s, embedded this faith belief in her personal spiritual life and compassionate … Read more Mercy Day 2019 Reflection