« Ecological Works of Mercy » by Dennis T. Gonzalez Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 In 2016, Pope Francis proposed “a new work of mercy…care for our common home.” As a spiritual work, it invites usto a “grateful contemplation of God’s world…which allows us to discover in each thing a...Read More

« Claiming the Right of Mercy in the Family: Voices of Indian Women » by Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 The Apostolic Letter Misericordia et misera (MM) promulgated by Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy takes its title from the dramatic episode of...Read More

« The Logic of Unconditional Love: Mercy through the Eyes of Refugees » by Deogratias M. Rwezaura Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 Introduction The Extraordinary Year of Mercy which ended on 20 November 2016 called for a deeper reflection on God’s merciful love and its consequent action.  The invitation to...Read More

« Restorative Justice: the Bonds of Mercy » by Linda Hogan Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 Introduction Restorative justice has become an important feature of the evolving discourse and practice of justice and has begun to transform many of the traditional, deeply held views about its nature and purpose....Read More

« A Field hospital after Battle. Mercy as a fundamental characteristic of God’s presence » by Erik Borgman Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 A few months into his pontificate, Pope Francis started to use a remarkable image for the Church. In an interview with Antonio Spadaro, editor in chief...Read More

« Compassion for Justice » by Hille Haker Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 1. Walter Kasper’s Theology of Mercy And Metz’s Theology of Compassion According to Walter Kasper’s seminal study,[1] mercy, from the Latin misericordia, is a central concept for the Christian theology of the twenty-first century. Systematic Theology, however,...Read More

« The evolution of the Works of Mercy » by James F. Keenan Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 The works of mercy throughout Christian tradition have almost always been expressed as communal practices for responding to evident contemporary needs.  In practicing mercy, Christians have understood themselves as acting in “the...Read More

« The New Testament and Mercy » by Teresa Okure Index – Verzeichnis – Indice – Índice – 指數 EnglishDeutschItalianoPortuguêsFrançaisEspañol中國人 MercyBarmherzigkeitMisericordiaMisericórdiaMisericordeMisericordia憐憫 The Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN) habitually explores biblical themes by approaching a given topicas it occurs “in the Bible”. The approachis in response to the tendency of Bible loving Christians in Nigeria...Read More

Concilium 2017-4. Mercy Edited by: Lisa Cahill – Diego Irarrázaval – João Vila-Chã Full translations of this edition are available in the following languages:English: MercyEspañol: MisericordiaDeutsch: BarmherzigkeitItaliano: MisericordiaPortuguês: Misericordia Editorial In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis calls mercy “the fullness of justice and the most radiant manifestation of God’s truth” (no. 311). If the Church is genuinely and...Read More