Appeal To Mercy On the other hand, what lies at the roots of the behavior of people of service is a long period of preparation and severe suffering followed by an appeal to mercy aimed at a search for human rights. It is patently obvious that those who do not...
Hope (Theological Virtue) Hope is termed a theological virtue because its immediate object is God, as is true of the other two essentially infused virtues, faith and charity. Hope, in its widest acceptation, is described as the desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it. The Scholastics say that it is a movement of the appetite towards a future...
Divine Mercy This article covers the concept of divine mercy in Catholicism. The Divine Mercy is a devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the apparitions of Jesus to Faustina Kowalska. The venerated image under this Christological title refers to what Kowalska’s diary describes as “God’s loving mercy” towards all people, especially for sinners. Kowalska was granted the...
Is Man’s Weakness And Impotence An Appeal For Divine Help? This article covers the answer to the question: “Is Man’s Weakness And Impotence An Appeal For Divine Help?” Man, among the creatures, is much like a tender child. His strength originates in his weakness and his power in his impotence....
General Arguments About The Resurrection This article covers General Arguments About The Resurrection. Universal Wisdom Requires the Resurrection God is absolutely free to do what He wills, and no one can call Him to account. Being All-Wise, He acts with absolute purposiveness and wisdom, and never does something that is...
The Virtue Of Hope This article covers The Virtue of Hope. In his preface to the Holy Father’s Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Vittorio Messori remarks that John Paul is so impatient in his apostolic zeal that he “wants to shout from the rooftops (today crowded with television antennae) that...