Catherine McAuley Quotes


The simplest and most practical lesson I know is to resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow.


Citations

McAuley, Catherine. A Little Book of Practical Sayings, Advices and Prayers of Our Revered Foundress, Mother Mary Catherine McAuley. Cary & Co., 1927, p. 25.

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Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley
  • Born: September 29, 1778
  • Died: November 11, 1841
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Clergyman

Catherine McAuley was an Irish religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The women's congregation has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.