Mercy: What Every Catholic Should Know

De: Daniel Moloney

Narrado por: Scott Russell

Series Summary

The new What Every Catholic Should Know series is intended for the average faithful Catholic who wants to know more about Catholic faith and culture. The authors in this series take a panoramic approach to the topic of each book aimed at a non-specialist but enthusiastic rlistenership. Forthcoming titles planned for this series include: the Eucharist, salvation, history, art, and philosophy.

Audiobook Summary

In Mercy: What Every Catholic Should Know, Fr. Daniel Moloney covers a broad range of topics regarding mercy that are prevalent for our society today. Beginning from an unexpected perspective in the first half of the audiobook, Fr. Moloney approaches mercy from a political point of view, explaining how mercy is in fact truly and intimately interwoven with politics and power. Through this lens, he touches upon pertinent topics such as legal punishments, the death penalty, and self-defense. He also assesses the clergy scandals, laying out why they occurred, what went wrong in how they were dealt with, and how the Church can improve moving forward for the greater glory of God. He eloquently explains how mercy is not synonymous with leniency, but is an act of responding to a privation, a lack of something which ought to be there. Sometimes the road to this may have to be tough love for the good of all involved.

Fr. Moloney invites the listener to wrestle with the supposed contradiction of God saying that he is merciful, yet killing and punishing his creation. Moloney ultimately resolves this apparent contradiction by highlighting God's identity as the loving father, explaining how, similar to good earthly fathers, sometimes the most loving route to take in truly loving your children and bringing them to their ultimate good is through the course of tough love. God is always good and loving, and his justice and mercy go hand-in-hand.

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Eloquence Beyond Words

Fr. Moloney's insightful book on Mercy is not only informative, but it is also beautiful! I listened to almost the entire book, driving from my son's home to mine yesterday. I just finished the last 30 minutes. Brilliant insights into what Justice and Mercy actually are, which greatly lifts the confusing terminology fog that plagues our society as well as our churches and even our Catholic schools today. Chapter 16, which features Our Lady as Mother of Mercy, is eloquent beyond words and is a fitting way to end this masterful book. A must-read (must-listen) for all thoughtful Catholics and anyone interested in a deeper, more profound understanding of Justice and Mercy and God as the author of both. Thank you, Fr. Moloney, Ignatius Press, and the Augustine Institute for making this book possible!