“I wonder if those of us who work in news media, where ‘if it bleeds it leads’ is understood, might help balance all the dreadful shots of human misery by promoting a larger awareness of the human mercies that sometimes follow.”
Scalia: Evidence of mercy amid the madness
8 ways to live a merciful life
What exactly is mercy? We tend to think of “mercy” as compassion or sympathy, but the word has a much deeper meaning. It is more than feeling sorry for someone. Having mercy means that we enter into the other person’s suffering. We feel the other person’s pain, see through the other person’s eyes, and place ourselves inside the other person’s heart and mind. When that happens, we are moved to respond in a merciful way
Faith and ‘greatest prayer ever’ help Catholic parents forgive son’s killer
When they learned their 23-year-old son Michael Echaniz had been murdered in March 2022, John and Sharon Echaniz began a journey through the stages of grief, and (although they admit there is work to be done) they offered their son’s killer forgiveness.
Confession is ‘encounter of love’ that fights evil, pope tells priests
In a world where “there is no shortage of hotbeds of hatred and revenge,” Pope Francis told priests and seminarians that “we confessors must multiply the ‘hotbeds of mercy,'” by making it easy for people to access the sacrament of reconciliation.
Pope is asking governments to grant clemency to prisoners at Christmas
The Vatican press office said Dec. 12 that the pope is asking government leaders to consider freeing or reducing the sentences of men and women.
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Catching God at the ballfield
“Often we picture God like an umpire: crouching down whenever we step up to the plate, waiting to call strikes and outs, watching for the least infraction. But ours is a God of justice and mercy. Not simply the judge with the rulebook and the last word, but also love incarnate.”
God’s mercy brings joy, comfort to those in need, pope says
“In the midst of our own crises and our difficulties, divine mercy often makes us aware of the sufferings of our neighbor,” the pope said April 24 at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica commemorating Divine Mercy Sunday.
Holy Saints ACC to host ‘Confesstival’ with prayer, penance
In addition to individual confession with one of four priests who will be available, the day includes exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, adoration and votive candles for penitents to light at the front of the church. Sacred music also will play quietly in the church.