Year of Mercy Column: An Invitation to Mercy

Author: Peter Yaremko What greater example of God’s mercy toward sinners is there than the invitation to the tax collector, Matthew, to become a follower of Jesus? Saint Bede the Venerable, an English monk of the seventh and eighth century, said, “Jesus saw him...

Year of Mercy Column: What Is Mercy?

Author: Peter Yaremko The Hebrew word “hesed” is often translated as “mercy.” But “mercy” as commonly understood today does not do justice to the richness and depth of meaning of “hesed.” A fuller translation of “hesed” would encompass concepts like trustworthy,...