Mercy Foundress
CATHERINE MCAULEY

Recommended Readings

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

A Shining Lamp: The Oral Instructions of Catherine McAuley
By Mary C. Sullivan

Be as Shining Lamps
Caroline Thompson
- 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?



