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Question 1: In servant leadership, compose a major paper (minimum 800 words APA format) on Catherine McAuley or Jesus Christ as a servant leader of your choice. Within the paper, you will want to provide a brief summary of the individual's life and explain why she/he was an exemplary servant leader. Also, be sure to incorporate key concepts from the course into your analysis of the servant leader's life

Answer 1

Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was born at Stormestown House in Dublin to James and Elinor McAuley. In 1803, McAuley became the household manager and companion of William and Catherine Callaghan, an elderly, childless, and wealthy Protestant couple, at their home in Dublin and then at their estate in Coolock For 20 years she gave catechetical instruction to the household servants and the poor village children.Catherine Callaghan, who was raised in the Quaker tradition, died in 1819. When Mr Callaghan died in 1822, Catherine McAuley became the sole residuary legatee of their estate. Catherine McAuley inherited a considerable fortune and chose to use it to build a house where she and other compassionate women could take in homeless women and children to provide care and education for them. For three years, Catherine and her companions continued their work as lay women. Catherine McAuley never intended to found a community of religious women. Her initial intention was to assemble a lay corps of Catholic social workers. The uniform adopted was a black dress and cape of the same material reaching to the belt, a white collar and a lace cap and veil – such a costume as is now worn by the postulants of the congregation. In the same year the archbishop desired Miss McAuley to choose some name by which the little community might be known, and she chose that of "Sisters of Mercy", having the design of making the works of mercy the distinctive feature of the institute.

She was desirous that the members should combine with the silence and prayer of the Carmelites, with the active labours of a Sister of Charity. The position of the institute was anomalous, its members were not bound by vows nor were they restrained by rules. The church (clergy and people) of the time, however, were not supportive of groups of laywomen working independently of church structures. The main concern was for the stability and continuity of the works of mercy which the women had taken on. Should any of them get married or lose interest, the poor and the orphans whom they were caring for would then be at a loss.

Catherine showed qualities of being strong enough to be weak. she showed that she was assured enough to be rejected when she was hated by almost entire of her country because of her catholics beliefs.

catherine showed ability to inspire , where she inspired womens to join her society .