Mercy Sisters

Friday, February 28

Goodbye to St Teresa's after 104 years

Gratitude was the overwhelming feeling at the farewell Mass for St Teresa’s School Brighton as the community reflected on 104 years of Catholic education established by the Sisters of Mercy from Broken Hill.

Science, faith and a new paradigm

Reconciliation with creation is the critical relationship confronting humanity at this time in history, says Sr Patricia Powell RSM from the Rahamim Ecology Centre in Bathurst, New South Wales.

UNITED IN ACTION: From left, Sr Elaine Treagus RSM, Paula Noujaim, Franceska Matana, Philippa Rowland, Sr Catherine Seward rsm with the banner on show at St Margaret Mary’s Church.

Looking for a cleaner alternative

In the lead up to the Federal Election, the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) has embarked on a multi-faith campaign aimed at moving the nation ‘beyond fossil fuels’.

Sr Nien revisits the source of her religious vocation

When Sr Nien Tran fled Communist Vietnam in April 1975 she thought she would never again see the members of her congregation – the Lovers of the Holy Cross Sisters. But she had a joyful reunion with six of the 12 Sisters with whom she took her first vows in 1968 when she recently attended her golden jubilee celebration in Ho Chi Minh City.

New Catholic school and early learning centre for Hove

Plans for a new Catholic primary school and early learning centre at Hove have been released by Catholic Education South Australia.

Drawn by her ‘children to love and justice

Sr Carmel Christie RSM - Born August 9 1933 Died November 15 2017.