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RECOMMENDED READINGS
BOOKS
Tender Courage: A Reflection on the Life and Spirit of Catherine McAuley, First Sister of Mercy
By M. Joanna Regan and Isabelle Keiss
Tender Courage (short version): A brief sketch of the first Sister of Mercy
By M. Joanna Regan, RSM published by Gwynedd Mercy University
The Path of Mercy: The Life of Catherine McAuley
By Mary C. Sullivan
Catherine McAuley and the Tradition of Mercy
By Mary C. Sullivan
The Correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818-1841
By Mary C. Sullivan
ARTICLES
Catherine McAuley: Cloak of Many Colors
MAST Journal
Catherine McAuley: Timeless Legacy
MAST Journal
Catherine McAuley
MAST Journal
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
> How would you describe Catherine McAuley?
> How does she speak to you in your own life?
> What would you name as her legacy to Mercy higher education?
> From your place and role in Mercy higher education, what thoughts emerge in terms of how you are called to be Mercy in the spirit of its foundress?