It’s a crisp autumn day at Pittsburgh’s Toy Lending Library. A perfect day to paint leaves. Inside, preschoolers saunter into the art area—a cozy nook sectioned off by a kid-size … Continued

Four Carlow University students, first year students Madison Lampe, McKenna Lampe, and Taya McCullough, and sophomore Lucas Smith were awarded Minuteman Scholarships, a scholarship given to the highest caliber of … Continued

Catherine McAuley’s House of Mercy on Baggot Street in Dublin is now the Mercy International Centre. I’m sitting in the airport–lucky to have been given TSA Pre-Check status, which swept … Continued

Carlow University Alumna Mary Hoffman Fricker and McAuley Ministries, an outreach of the Sisters of Mercy, will be honored at the November 14, 2013, National Philanthropy Day Award Ceremony, sponsored … Continued

Parents of triplets get used to doing everything in triplicate, but moving your children into three different colleges on the same day? There should be a special prize for pulling … Continued

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Kwagala makes Victoria Nalongo Namusisi’sworld go round. Kwagala is the Ugandan word for “love,” and herfather’s love for her is the reason why Namusisi, a fisherman’s daughter,received an education and … Continued