Jonah fled to deprive God of offering mercy to Nineveh because, while he believed in the steadfast love and stubborn mercy of God, he felt God was too lavish with mercy to an undeserving people.

Richard, a retired Duke Divinity School professor of New Testament, is author of the 1996 book The Moral Vision of the New Testament, which has been cited extensively in arguments against queer ...

God’s mercy is radical, deep, wide and profound. And, as with all gifts from God, we are called to extend the gift to others. Jesus says, “Blessed are the merciful … .” ...

The Holy Spirit is God’s gift of mercy to us, and we experience the Spirit in the sacraments. Our Gospel recounts Jesus appearing to the apostles in the Upper Room (John 20:19-31).

Pope Francis tells us, "Encountering Mercy is encountering God." Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, writes, "I would rather be cold and hungry than the poor should be deprived ...

Vatican City, Dec 16, 2015 / 10:05 am. The Church is the "living sign" of God's love and mercy in the world, Pope Francis said during his Wednesday general audience.

In Ephesians 2:4-7, the Apostle Paul described in wonderful detail the richness of the mercy of God. In all of Scripture, this transition from verse 3 to verse 4 is astounding. In verses 1-3, man ...

Five weeks ago Catholics throughout the world celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday after Easter. It was designated as such by Pope Saint John Paul II on April 30, 2000, after being ...

Rev. Msgr. Albert A. Kenney, the diocesan administrator for the Diocese of Providence, described Francis as "a shining and powerful example of the mercy of God" who embraced the poor and marginalized.

God's mercy, however, "is not just a wiping clean of the slate, as if God instantly forgets how we've fallen and failed." She went on, "The mercy of God is an outpouring of his perfect and ...