Catalog of Ministries
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Mercy Medical (Daphne, AL)
Biography
Mercy Medical is called to carry on the healing ministry of Jesus in the Sisters of Mercy tradition of compassionate, excellent service. The ministry is characterized by courageous and creative response to the needs of patients, residents and their families. Its mission is to provide a range of specialty medical, residential and supportive services to people who need rehabilitation or other restorative medical services, are frail or suffering from chronic illness, are dying, or need supportive senior housing so they can achieve and sustain their maximum potential for independence and quality of life. Pediatric Home Care is designed to reach out to low-income families in need of hospice or oncology services.
Mercy Ministries of Laredo
Biography
As the Sisters of Mercy before us, we bring to life the healing ministry of Jesus through our compassionate care and exceptional service. Mercy Clinic provides primary healthcare services to the neediest residents of Webb County. Mercy’s focus is on prevention and control of chronic illness through education and patient compliance. Patients are coached to become advocates of their own health. Mercy is not a free clinic. Patients make co-pays for their services based on the outcome of their financial screening.
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries (Cincinnati, OH)
Biography
Inspirited by the vision of the Sisters of Mercy, we promote the empowerment of individuals and families through programs that address their immediate needs, foster self-reliance, promote holistic heath and advocate for social justice. We accomplish our mission by providing crisis assistance and payee services, adult education and job training, employment and retention support, home health care and health promotion, senior services and food assistance. Our primary service area is Walnut Hills/East Walnut Hills and surrounding neighborhoods.
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc
Biography
Inspirited by the vision of the Sisters of Mercy, we promote the empowerment and families through programs that address their immediate needs, foster self-reliance, promote holistic health and advocate for social justice. We accomplish this mission by providing crisis assistance and payee services, adult education and job training, employment and retention support, home health care and health promotion, senior services and food assistance.
Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center
Biography
The mission of the Midwest Stem cell Therapy Center is to facilitate development of adult (non-embryonic) stem cell research and therapy on a global basis and establish new adult stem cell therapies to improve human health.
Ministry of Caring (Wilmington, DE)
Biography
The Ministry of Caring Inc. is committed to serving the ongoing needs of the poor: food for the hungry, shelter, transitional, long-term and permanent housing for the homeless, a residence for youth exiting the juvenile justice system, jobs for the unemployed, clothing and furniture for the needy, child care, a residence for homeless men and women with AIDS, medical and dental services for the poor, and advocacy as well as outreach for the disenfranchised.
It is our belief that the poor should never be served poorly, but with love, dignity and respect. All Ministry of Caring programs offer hospitality and friendship while striving to meet basic needs and help the poor attain self-sufficiency. Our staff and volunteers minister to the poor by offering them not only the necessities of life û food, shelter, and employment û but also by helping restore their sense of self worth and hope for the future.
Ministry of the Good Shepherd
Biography
Established in 1994, the Ministry of the Good Shepherd is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization located in Boca Raton, Florida and affiliated with the Parish of St Joan of Arc, also in Boca Raton, and the Cork Diocesan Mission in Peru. The Ministry of the Good Shepherd is devoted to living out the Gospel of Jesus, to serving the poor with compassion, to seeking relationships of solidarity with them and to showing respect for the dignity of people through empowerment and education. Our vision is a world in which the Gospel is lived and alive in skilled, educated, empowered and transformed communities of faith.
MiraVia
Biography
Respecting and affirming life from the moment of conception, MiraVia has been a safe haven and source of hope for pregnant mothers and their children since 1994. Invoking a Christ-centered approach inspired by the examples of Mary and Joseph, MiraVia helps young families move toward a new life of hopeful, independent, and healthy living and educates the broader community on the importance of fostering a culture of life.
When a young woman faces an unexpected pregnancy, fears and challenges can seem overwhelming. MiraVia offers a way forward and empowers pregnant college students on campus as well as moms in the community, through long-term material and comprehensive support.
Mission Advancement/Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Biography
Animated by our charism of love, creative hope, and fidelity, and in imitation of Mary, we, the, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Immaculata, Pennsylvania, proclaim the Gospel message in the spirit of Jesus the Redeemer. Strengthened by a life of vowed consecration, nurtured by prayer and the Eucharist, and sustained by community living, we radiate joyful service and promote Gospel values, offering compassion to all God’s people through our mission to evangelize, to catechize, and to teach.
Mission Capodanno
Biography
Mission Capodanno is the only Catholic lay organization totally dedicated to the spiritual care of our armed forces.
Motivated by our faith (CCC 2310),
Mission Capodanno seeks to: 1) strengthen military families; 2) encourage vocations to the US Chaplain Corps; 3) Provide spiritual materials to chaplains ministering to Catholic troops; 4) make known the life and sacrifice of Servant of God Fr. Vincent Robert Capodanno, LT, CHC, USNR.
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Mission Doctors Association
Biography
Mission Doctors Association, a Catholic organization, makes it possible for the faithful to become involved in Christ’s mission to “heal the sick”.
MDA Provides opportunities for Catholic doctors and their families to SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED at mission hospitals and clinics throughout the world as an expression of their faith.
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MDA encourages and facilitates the participation of all in support of this work fulfilling Christ’s mission to “HEAL THE SICK”.
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Mission Dolores School
Biography
We, the community of Mission Dolores School, a part of the evangelization ministry of Mission Dolores Parish, base our philosophy of education on our belief in the fundamental dignity and uniqueness of the individual as created in God’s image. We acknowledge the presence of Jesus in the sacramental and ministerial life of the Church. We believe Catholic education is a process of growth that engages the student in every dimension of his/her life–spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, cultural, and physical. Our school complements and supports the efforts of parents/guardians, who are the primary educators of their children.It is our mission to facilitate the development of the whole person. We strive to provide a balance curriculum in a nurturing environment where students are challenged; to integrate the Gospel values of love, peace, justice, and service in their everyday lies; to develop their abilities to think independently and to make free and responsible choices in the light of Christian values; to embrace their individual differences and cultural diversity; to appreciate all the wonders of God’s creation; to value responsible stewardship for the earth and its people
Mission of Mercy
Biography
Founded in 1994, Mission of Mercy is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization whose mission is to restore dignity to the sick, poor, and homeless by providing free healthcare. This mission is accomplished through a mobile program that utilizes active and retired licensed volunteer medical professionals to provide free medical care, free dental care and free prescription medications to those who have no health insurance or limited access to healthcare. There are no income requirements. Mission of Mercy operates 6 clinic locations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. All healthcare services are provided free of charge regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, or faith.
Missionary Franciscan Sisters, Immaculate Conception Province (Newton, MA)
Biography
We, the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, participate in the prophetic mission of the Church. We strive to be women of harmony through contemplative prayer, daily conversion, simplicity, and poverty. In ministry, as we serve needy and marginalized peoples, we strive to share our heritage by forming leaders in the Franciscan spirit and the charisma of our Foundress, Elizabeth Hayes.
Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Biography
We, the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, are called to be the Heart of God
on earth. In fidelity to our charism as expressed by our founders, we witness to God’s love
among ourselves and others in a spirit of dialogue, compassion, service, and availability.
With one heart and one mission, we commit ourselves to respond in creative ways to the
changing realities of our international congregation and our fragmented world.
Our mission urges us to:
• seek on-going conversion of heart and mind,
• embrace our diverse gifts,
• be instruments of reconciliation.
• discern in openness and faith,
• reach out to the poor and marginalized,
• enter into solidarity and collaboration with others,
• and promote justice, peace and integrity of creation.
Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle) d/b/a Paulist Fathers
Biography
We give the Word of God a voice in pulpits and print, on radio and television, on the Web and the wide screen. We search out those who have no chuch home, and welcome those whao have been away. We share the passion of St. Paul for unity in faith and solidarity in mission among all the baptized in the body of Christ. We build bridges of respect and collaboration with people of other world religions. We welcome people of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds in our parish, city center and campus worshipping communities. The Gospel we preach calls for all the children of God to be treated with dignity and justice. We claim Isaac Hecker as our founder, the Holy Spirit as our primary guide, St. Paul as our patron and laity as our valued partners in mission. We are Pailists. Missionaries to North America.
Monastery of St. Gertrude
Biography
Sisters serve in Education; Parish Ministry; Health Care; Retreat Ministry; Social Work; Counseling; St. Gertrude’s Museum, Spirit Center Retreat House. Represented in the Archdioceses of Los Angeles and Seattle and in the Dioceses of Boise and Spokane.
Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (Beech Grove, IN)
Biography
The mission of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue is to encourage the participation of North American Christian monastics in conversations, encounters, and mutual exchange between monastics of different religions. MID sponsors conferences, and seminars on East-West dialogue and monastic spirituality. Intermonastic exchange includes Buddhists of Tibetan, Therarada and Zen, as well as, Hindu and Islam traditions.
Mother Seton Academy (Baltimore, MD)
Biography
Empowered by Gospel values and rooted in the tradition of Elizabeth Ann Seton, Mother Seton Academy, a middle school in East Baltimore, seeks to educate inner-city young men and women in a multicultural environment that promotes the dignity of and respect for each person and all of creation. Students are challenged to reach their potential academically, spiritually, and socially so that they may become responsible, caring, and active leaders in their families, communities, and society.