Faithful followers of Jesus do not listen to his teachings, examine his actions and debate mercy and empathy. They celebrate it. They bask in it! They know that if it were not for empathy, there would ...

It is a very vivid memory. My younger brother and sister wrestling on the living floor until one pinned the other down, leaned into their face, and said, “Beg for mercy!” I remember a parishioner ...

“Plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court.” Mercy can mean leniency in a legal context when wrongdoers receive a lighter sentence than they deserve, and granting mercy can conflict ...