First, we see the work of God’s Mercy. He makes us alive! In verses 4-5 God’s word says, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were ...

This article also appeared in print, under the headline “God Who Is Rich in Mercy,” in the March 20, 2006, issue.

God Is Merciful “God, who is rich in mercy” (Ephesians 2:4). These words were often heard during my apostolic pilgrimage. Indeed, ...

Faith Matters: God is rich in mercy By the Most Rev. Peter A. Rosazza May 27, 2023 The Most Rev. Peter A. Rosazza is auxiliary bishop emeritus, Archdiocese of Hartford.

Abraham Lincoln said, “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” Smugness pulls the trigger on misdeeds, but mercy allows us to forgive. Mercy does not ...

Further, God’s grace is described as “rich.” “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with ...

Even God was being taken from us, in a sense. Lots of people weren’t allowed to go to church, but even in our official worship of God himself, we can get it wrong.

IT IS not accidental that in our liturgy, a verse stressing God’s mercy is repeated several times: God being merciful grants atonement for sin and does not destroy; He restrains His wrath and ...

Jesus' command to "be merciful, just as your father is merciful" is a reminder for Christians that God always has shown them mercy even when they were at their worst, the pope said in his homily ...