Moving Beyond the Year of Mercy
It’s hard to believe that the Jubilee Year of Mercy is coming to a close today, November 20, 2016, which also...
Tag: Mercy-Matters
What Ought I Do for Christ?
A few nights ago, I sat on my couch scrolling through Facebook, perusing the newsfeed. There were shouts of joy and...
Praying for the Living and the Dead
This week Mary Mahaffey looks at our final Work of Mercy, Praying for the Living and the Dead.
Praying for others...
Mercy’s Call : Re the Incarcerated
Today, we circle back to the last of our Corporal Works of Mercy, Visit the Imprisoned. This week Rob Tasman,...
Bear Wrongs Patiently
St. Rita of Cascia serves as a beautiful example of someone who enacted our next Spiritual Works of Mercy, Bear...
Forgive Offenses
Harboring hate and hurt is like consuming a steady dose of poison. Both are corrosive and their wear and tear on our...
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Sunday, September 4, 2016, during this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Mother Teresa was canonized a Saint! I was always...
Comfort the Afflicted
Recently, the community I live in experienced an extraordinary act of violence. On July 7, 2016, Dallas Police...
Admonishing the Sinner
Growing up on a farm, my best friend and I had a well-worn path on the gravel road between her house and mine. A long...
Instruct the Ignorant
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops says this about the Spiritual Works of Mercy:
The Spiritual Works of...
Bury the Dead
I remember the crushing absence felt by myself and my family the days, months, and years that followed my father’s...