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Sisters of Mercy
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For the rock band of this name, see The Sisters of Mercy.
For the song by Leonard Cohen, see Songs of Leonard Cohen.
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. As of 2003[update], the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations.
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Vows and activities
Sisters take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, the evangelical counsels commonly vowed in religious life, and, in addition, vows of service. They continue to participate in the life of the surrounding community. In keeping with their mission of serving the poor and needy, many sisters engage in teaching, medical care, and community programs. The organization is active in lobbying and politics as well.
History
The order began when McAuley used an inherited fortune to build a "House of Mercy" in Dublin that provided educational, religious, and social services for poor women and children. The House aroused local opposition, however, it being traditional for nuns rather than lay women to engage in this sort of activity. Eventually the church hierarchy agreed to the formation of a non-cloistered order, and the sisters became known informally as the "walking nuns" for their ability to care for the poor outside a convent. The house still stands today, as the Mercy International Centre.
In 1992, the leaders of the various congregations created the Mercy International Association to foster collaboration and cooperation. The purpose of the Association is to provide support and foster collaboration, organisation and inspiration for the ministries of Sisters of Mercy and their associates.[1]
Constitution
The Sisters of Mercy are constituted as religious and charitable organizations in a number of countries. Mercy International Association is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland.[2] In the United Kingdom, The Union of the Sisters of Mercy of Great Britain is a registered charity, and in 2006–7 had a gross income of £5.5million.[3]
Controversies
Main article: Abuse scandal in the Sisters of Mercy
The Order was condemned in an Irish government report on 20 May 2009 entitled the Ryan Report of "The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse." The Irish Sisters of Mercy, in company with the Irish Christian Brothers, were two of the principal religious orders named in the report as being the most abusive. The Report described the Mercy order's tolerating physical and sexual abuse of girls in its care in Ireland. Not only that, Mercy Sisters were accused in the report of physically, verbally and emotionally, and perhaps even sexually abusing, or allowing lay personnel to sexually abuse children under the care of the order. [4]
Schools founded or run by Sisters of Mercy
Australia
- Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy, Victoria
- All Hallows' School, Brisbane, Queensland
- Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville, Western Australia
- Bunbury Catholic College, Bunbury, Western Australia
- Marian Catholic College, Griffith, New South Wales
- Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood, New South Wales
- Mercedes College, Adelaide, South Australia
- Mercedes College, Perth, Western Australia
- Mercy Catholic College, Sydney, New South Wales
- Mercy College, Koondoola, Western Australia
- Mercy College, Mackay, Queensland
- Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney, New South Wales
- Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale, Victoria
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Dardunup, Western Australia
- Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Victoria
- St Aloysius' College, Melbourne, Victoria
- St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton, New South Wales
- St Mary's College, Gunnedah, New South Wales
- Sacred Heart College, Kyneton, Victoria
- Santa Maria College, Attadale, Western Australia
- Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park, Western Australia
- [1]Our Lady of Lourdes,Earlwood,Sydney,NSW Australia
- [2] St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Mossman, Queensland
Belize
Ireland
- Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
- Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort, Dublin
- St Leo's College, Carlow
- St Mary's College, Arklow,Wicklow
- St Mary's College Naas,Kildare
- Convent of Mercy, Ballymahon,Longford
- Convent of Mercy, Navan, Meath
Jamaica
- Convent of Mercy "Alpha" Academy,
New Zealand
- Carmel College, Milford, New Zealand
- McAuley High School, Otahuhu, Auckland
- St Philomena's College, Dunedin
- Moreau College, Dunedin
- St Mary's College, Christchurch
- St Catherine's College, Wellington
- Saint Mary's College Auckland
- St Mary's College, Wellington
- Villa Maria College, Christchurch
United Kingdom
- Broughton Hall High School, Liverpool
- Maricourt High School, Liverpool
- Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen
- Our Lady's Abingdon, Abingdon-on-Thames
- St Edward's, Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London
- St Joseph's In The Park, Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford
- The McAuley School, Doncaster
- St. Anthony's Girls School, Sunderland
- St. Catherine's School, Twickenham
- St. Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, Hatfield
- St. Joseph's Convent Preparatory School, Gravesend
- Thornhill College Grammar School, Derry
United States of America
- Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Louisville, Kentucky
- Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, Massachusetts
- Catherine McAuley High School, Portland, Maine
- Mercy High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan
- Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Merion Mercy Academy, Merion Station, Pennsylvania
- Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, Chicago, Illinois
- Mount Saint Mary Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Mount St. Mary High School (Oklahoma)
- Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset, New York
- Our Lady of Mercy High School, Rochester, New York
- Sacred Heart School, Jacksonville, Florida
- Mount de Sales Academy, Macon, Georgia
- Saint Stephen School, San Francisco, California
- Saint Raymond of Penafort, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Vincent's Academy, Savannah, Georgia
- Sisters Academy, Asbury Park, New Jersey[5]
Colleges & Universities
- Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania
- Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, Pennsylvania
- Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine, Standish, Maine
- Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois
- Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
- Trocaire College, Buffalo, New York
- Mercy School of Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa
- College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska
- Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCarlow
- Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New JerseyGeorgian
- Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
- Marian Court College, Swampscott, MassachusettsMarian
- Maria College, Albany, New York
- Mercy College of Northwest Ohio
- Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
See also
References
External links
- Mercy International Association website
- Sisters of Mercy of the Americas website
- Mcauley Foundation, Australia
- Mercy Home
"Sisters of Mercy". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Sisters_of_Mercy.- The Union of the Sisters of Mercy of Great Britain, Registered Charity no. 288158 at the Charity Commission
- Institute of Our Lady of Mercy, Great Britain
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