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Why did dozens of religious sisters show up at this rural Michigan ice cream stand?
By Martin Barillas Detroit, Mich., Sep 6, 2023 / 08:30 am For some people, a refreshing ice cream treat on a scorching summer day is like a taste of heaven. All the more so perhaps if it’s in the company of dozens of joyful Catholic nuns. On Aug. 16, Merrill Dairy …
Sister Colleen O’Toole will be making her perpetual profession as a Sister of Mercy
Sister Colleen, a native of Rochester, NY, entered the Sisters of Mercy in 2013, and she made her temporary profession in 2017. She first came to know the Sisters of Mercy while attending Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women in Rochester, from which she graduated in 2007. She …
Let your Service Shine!
Bicentennials are a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the past and build on the stellar work of many. We walk on the shoulders of religious men and women and lay people who radiated Christ in our communities throughout the years. As women and men religious gathered to plan their role …
‘Go, Syd, Go!’: Catholic high school ready to cheer on Sydney McLaughlin at Tokyo Olympics
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Aug 2, 2021 / 17:13 pm Olympic track star Sydney McLaughlin will have her entire New Jersey high school cheering – and praying – for her when she competes for a gold medal in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Students and staff of Union Catholic Regional …
School News: Mercy McAuley High School Board of Directors Announces Leadership Update
(Cincinnati, OH) – Mercy McAuley High School’s Board of Directors announces a leadership change update. At the end of June, Mercy McAuley’s Board announced that Jennifer Fellinger was named President of Mercy McAuley. Since then, Fellinger’s plans have changed, and she has decided not to assume the role of President. …
Mercy McAuley High School Board of Directors Announces New President
(Cincinnati, OH) – Mercy McAuley High School’s Board of Directors announces the appointment of Jennifer Fellinger as the school’s new President. Fellinger’s appointment comes after a comprehensive national search for the most qualified candidate to lead the school and advance its mission of providing an outstanding Catholic, Mercy education to …
God Heals: The Church’s long history of caring for the sick
by Rebecca Sontag For nearly 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has been at the forefront of battling pandemics and caring for its victims. COVID-19 is no different. The modern hospital as we know it is a direct result of Jesus’ imperative to the disciples to “heal the sick.” Even the …
Jubilarians 2019: Sisters of Mercy
60 Years Sister Mary Louise Averbeck, RSM (formerly Sister Mary Laetare) Sister Mary Lou grew up in St. Martin Parish in Cheviot and attended Mother of Mercy High School. Her years of ministry as a Sister if Mercy have been in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, teaching junior high students in …
Sister Renée Kettering, RSM professes vows
On Saturday, July 13, Sister Renée Kettering, RSM, professed perpetual vows with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. She was born in Cincinnati and her parents Christina and Tim Kettering still reside there. Check out the pictures:
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Mother of Mercy High School
Mother of Mercy High School celebrated and said good-bye on June 2, 2018 with Mass, school tours, live music on the lawn, great food and of course fellowship and friendship, some of those decades old. Here’s a video of walking through the school, and saying good-bye one last time.