Many sisters, through their ministries, also help guide others in their spiritual journeys. The Sisters of Mercy sponsor seventeen retreat centers and houses of prayer where people can come and stay for a few hours, or a few weeks, and where sisters minister as spiritual directors, retreat and workshop leaders, artists, and musicians. With the shortage of priests in many areas, sisters often step in and work as pastors. Sisters Catherine Kuper and Pat McDermott in conversation by the Platte River at Knowles Mercy Center, Waterloo, Nebraska. It has been said that a Sister of Mercy never retires.
Older sisters continue to minister through prayer.
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