BFHS values
◆Embracing a life of prayer and the actions which flow from it
What is Spirituality
What order of nuns started our school
What is The Sisters of Mercy
The study of God; literally: “God talk.”
What is Theology
◆Responding to people in the most loving way possible
What is Mercy
who was the foundress of the order of nuns that started our school
Who is Catherine McAuley
The relationship between God and human beings that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices. It literally means “to bind back into a relationship with.”
what is religion
◆Maximizing our potential so we become the best versions of ourselves
What is Excellence
What city and country is the House of Mercy in
What is Dublin, Ireland
A personal adherence to God, A theological virtue
What is Faith
◆Recognizing the inherent dignity of each person because we are all created in God’s image
What is Respect
What population of people did the Sisters work with when they arrived in the USA
who are immigrants/poor
The word of Hebrew origin meaning “I believe, so be it. at the end of prayers
What is Amen
◆When one’s stated values match their lived values
what is Integrity
name the 5 current concerns of the sisters today
what is Earth, immigration, Nonviolence, Racism and women
what is the Great Commandment?
To love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself