Philosophy
The Mater Health Services North Queensland's Philosophy, Mission and Values are based on those of the Sisters of Mercy.
The Sisters of Mercy, founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin in 1831, is a world wide religious order of women within the Catholic Church. The sisters first came to Australia to Perth in 1846.
Sisters of Mercy believe that:
- Each person is created in God's own image and intimately loved by God.
- God intervened in human history in the person of Jesus Christ offering loving mercy to all.
- Christ's own suffering and death has shown us that in some mysterious way human suffering, and even death, can become a way to a new life.
- Their gifts as Sisters of Mercy is to know God's loving mercy in their own lives and to share it with others.
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