Two Australian Sisters of Mercy, Rita Hayes (Ballarat East) and Pat Linnane (Bathurst), have received honorary doctorates for their service to the community.
Did you know that more than one billion people in the world today, the great majority of whom are women, live in great poverty? The Institute’s Specific Issues Committee, Women and Poverty has prepared a backgrounder on this topic which would be a great tool for small groups or individual reflection.
The online newsletter of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia, PNG and Pakistan, Mercy Matters is a fortnightly publication which aims to enliven and expand our Mercy connections.