MERCYSTORIES

In every society, women and children are the most vulnerable. Violence, lack of access to education, homelessness, and acute poverty all affect the stability and health of...

Imagine the array of intense emotions that come with learning that you or someone you love is pregnant. Often there is great joy, mixed with some uncertainty, relief,...

All of us know of mothers, fathers, families, and children, both close to home and far away, who are struggling with the challenges of daily life or with more extreme forms...

At this very moment, missionaries in Guatemala are helping to serve those suffering from poverty, violence, and malnutrition. Daily, our priests are walking alongside the...

It's easy to look around the world, at the poverty and despair that so many live in, and become discouraged thinking — there is too much to tackle, I'm too far away, or I...

The day-to-day life of a student in Bois de Laurence, Haiti is pretty different from that of a child in the United States. The essentials are the same — wake-up, head to...

Most of us don’t think twice about spending $10 to $15 a month on subscription services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, or Spotify Premium. $120 just isn’t a ton of money — most...

For many children around the world, the final weeks of August and first weeks of September bring a flood of different and, sometimes, conflicting emotions. There is...

It’s easy to look at the magnitude of poverty and suffering in places like Bois de Laurence, Haiti and be overwhelmed by the amount of work there is to do and the great need...

Fr. Bavon is the pastor of the only Catholic parish in Bois de Laurence, Haiti. When we sat down with him, we asked him to share his experience as a native Congolese serving...

As we explore the beautiful community of Bois de Laurence, Haiti, we've shared that a $10 per month donation, gives a child the gift of education at St. Jean Bosco School for...

Any teacher will tell you—the task of forming young minds and hearts is not an easy one. It involves long days of being attentive, engaged, and enthusiastic, only to come...