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MERCYSTORIES

Sharing works of mercy 

Our blog features stories from projects around the world that are changing the amount of love, truth, well-being and opportunity that enter into the lives of marginalized children.

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7 Saints to Pray to for Online Safety for Kids

As the world continues to grow more digital, online safety is often a top concern for many parents. The internet can be a great tool for young minds and has opened promising new doors for connection and education. At the same time, increased access...

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7 Saints to Pray to for Online Safety for Kids

As the world continues to grow more digital, online safety is often a top concern for many parents. The internet can be a great tool for young minds and has opened promising...

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A Holy Week Timeline Overview: How to Live the Days Liturgically

The finish line of our forty-day journey is finally upon the horizon: Holy Week. It’s the final push to the glorious day of the Resurrection. As Easter draws near, the Church...

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Exploring The Harmful Impact of Technology on Children: 4 Ways You Can Help

In today's tech-driven world, it's important to acknowledge how technology affects our children's health. While technology can be beneficial when used responsibly, we must...

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Join Us in Ending Sexual and Physical Abuse in the Philippines

Abuse can be a vicious cycle, leaving many people, including children, trapped, alone, and forced to fend for themselves. Acute poverty and regional instability are the two...

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How You Can Help A Child Recover From Sexual and Physical Abuse

It’s hard to imagine in our 21st-century world that innocent children could be suffering from the horrendous abuse of modern-day forms of slavery, but it’s true and their...

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4 Worthy Causes for your Almsgiving this Lent

In the Catholic tradition, the principle of almsgiving is most commonly associated with the liturgical season of Lent. As one of the three pillars of Lent, we are called to...

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7 Saints to Pray to During a Pandemic

In this time of crisis and worldwide suffering due to the COVID-19 epidemic it can be difficult to process what is going on, let alone turn to prayer and ask for the Lord's...

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4 Practical Ways You Can Make A Difference in the Life of A Struggling Mother

Mothers around the world are united by the desire to provide a good life for their children and to care for them as they grow. But what happens when circumstances arise that...

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3 Problems and 3 Solutions: Addressing Crises in the Philippines

With a population of 93 million people spread out over 7,600 islands, the Philippines is the country with the third largest number of Catholics in the world. Filipinos are...

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5 Ways You Can Help End Child Sex Trafficking

Human trafficking is one of the largest international crime industries in the world, robbing an estimated 25 million people of their human dignity.

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31 Creative Ideas for Fasting this Lent

Lent is right around the corner — are you ready?

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Catholics around the world will enter into 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to grow...

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Working Toward Freedom, Belonging, and Healing in the Philippines

Many of us look fondly upon childhood as a time of wonder and joy. Children are naturally full of excitement as they explore and learn about the world. It can be difficult to...

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Our Story

MercyWorks is an initiative sponsored by Missionhurst CICM that is dedicated to bringing dignity to the world’s most marginalized children by meeting their most basic educational and health care needs. Our projects include everything from building schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to providing proper medical care to infants in Guatemala. Learn more about our story and the Missionhurst CICM here.