Associates of the Sisters of Mercy
a way of living out your baptismal call
Reflection Sheets
Sr. Penny Roker has produced a series of Reflection Sheets on the life and spirituality of Catherine McAuley, which can be used for group meetings or for personal reflection:
Sr. Penny Roker has submitted a new series of beautiful meditation and reflections on Discernment in the life of Catherine McAuley, which can be used for group meetings and for personal reflection:
The Gardens of Coolock
Take a walk around the gardens of Coolock in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire with Srs. Bridie and Betty and see how they have developed them over the past twelve years as a source of inspiration for the Mercy Associates that visit each year.
1 Welcome to the Gardens of Coolock
3 Rosary Pictures & the Cross of Hope
5 The Statue of St. Joseph
7 The Trinity Dove
2 St. Bernadette of Lourdes
4 The Garden Where Nothing Grows
6 The Year of the Priest
8 The Garden of St. Francis
9 The Garden of Creation
"The spirit of prayer and retreat should be most dear to us, yet such a spirit as would never withdraw us from these works of mercy"
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Catherine McAuley
"If the love of God really reigns in your heart, it will quickly show itself in the exterior"
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Catherine McAuley
"We ought to have great confidence in God in the discharge of our works of Mercy – the business of our lives "
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Catherine McAuley