October 3, 2024 Leadership message As we begin October, many sisters, associates and companions throughout the Institute have finished their Conversation Circles and are preparing to attend Mercy Life Gatherings. At this time, over 900 participants have...
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October 3, 2024 Leadership message As we begin October, many sisters, associates and companions throughout the Institute have finished their Conversation Circles and are preparing to attend Mercy Life Gatherings. At this time, over 900 participants have registered for either in-person or virtual gatherings. Our time together is always filled with rich conversations and powerful sharing. We’re sure this time will be no different. At the meeting this past August of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the LCWR Leadership Hubs earlier this spring, we heard from many religious communities about their journey to coming to completion. Those communities don’t have the capacity to elect another leadership team and can’t hold another chapter. At this moment in time, we are blessed with abundance in our number of members. What does that reality mean for us when half of us are over the age of 82? What are we being called to at this moment in time for ourselves and possibly for
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