Principles

>Foundational Statement and Guiding Principles

Faithful to the call of the Gospel, the charism of Catherine McAuley, and the social and ecological teachings of the Catholic Church, the Sisters of Mercy entrust their sponsored ministries to Mercy Wellsprings and its Boards. The Sisters invite them to embrace the spirit and culture of Mercy and to listen and respond to the cry of Earth and the cry of the poor as one.

Compassion – respect dignity of each person, extend tenderness and care to whole of creation
Respect – recognize each one uniquely made in God’s image, celebrate beauty & integrity of creation
Justice – uphold and support the rights of all persons and Earth
Collaboration = engage others as partners, welcome diversity and inclusion
Deep Listening = hear the voices of people, of Earth beings, and of Earth herself

If we love God, we will undoubtedly love our neighbour also; they are as cause and effect.

Retreat Instructions, p.147

This is your life, joys and sorrow mingled, one succeeding the other.

Letter to Francis Warde

If the love of God really reigns in your heart, it will quickly show itself in the exterior.

Retreat Instructions, p. 145

May God bless the poor Sisters of Mercy and make them very humble that they may not be unworthy of the distinguished blessings God has bestowed upon them.

Letter to Elizabeth Moore

[God] knows I would rather be cold and hungry than the poor in Kingston or elsewhere should be deprived of any consolation in our power to afford.

Letter to Teresa White