Louise Merrie

About Louise Merrie

Louise Merrie is a freelance writer on Catholic subjects. Her articles have been published in Catholic Life, Catholic Exchange, Novena Magazine, and the Saint Austin Review. She is the author of Fulton Sheen: Evangelist of the Modern Age, published by the Catholic Truth Society. She is the founder of the Community of Mary, Mother of Mercy, an organization which supports senior priests through prayer, friendship, and service (communityofmary.org).

A Letter to Senior Priests

Dear Fathers, Thank you for answering God’s call to be a priest and for your many years of active ministry in parishes, shrines, hospitals, schools, colleges, the military, retreat centers, and the missions. Thank you for all of the t … [Read more...]

Doing the Works of Mercy with Mary, Mother of Mercy

Although I have had a relationship with Mary since I was a child and had been praying the Rosary since my early twenties, I developed a closer relationship with Mary as a mother and came to understand her as the Mother of Mercy because of … [Read more...]