• We have one solid comfort amidst this little tripping about, our hearts can always be in the same place, centered in God, for whom alone we go forward or stay back.

    - Catherine McAuley

 
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Prayer Requests

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Prayers of petition, gratitude and simple presence are woven into the daily lives of the Mercy community. Catherine McAuley reminded her sisters, “Prayer is the spring of all virtues.” Today sisters, associates and companions are mindful of the helpfulness of their prayers for all and are eager to pray for others.

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  • Associate Lee Flohe persuaded a group of her friends to begin a St. Vincent dePaul's thrift store 20 years ago in Traverse City, Mich. Despite its tourist attractions on the tip of Traverse Bay in northern Michigan, there were always people in need, and in March the unemployment rate reached an unprecedented 13.1%.