In Luke 6:36, we hear "Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful" as Jesus is sharing lessons on the need to express love for enemies. We often struggle with this mandate as extending mercy to those who have shown us hate or harm is so much more difficult than providing it to those in need (e.g. the hungry, the homeless).
A new Catholic-produced one-hour documentary, "The Face of Mercy," explores real-life stories of people who have stood in the face of evil and shown mercy. Produced by the Knights of Columbus, it is now running on various ABC-affiliates through mid-December.
The overview of the film as described with the YouTube trailer:
"Pope Francis has inspired millions by urging the world to embrace Mercy. The essence of this call is revealed in The Face of Mercy, an extraordinary new documentary film narrated by Jim Caviezel. Meet the woman who found freedom in forgiveness after seeing her family wiped out by genocide; the former-NFL linebacker who walked away from football to share Christ’s mercy with the homeless; the baseball player who traded MLB ambitions for the monastery; and the young widow who chose mercy towards her husband’s killer.
These moving testimonies offer compelling proof that Divine Mercy is not some abstract theology – it is alive, it is present, and it will transform the world."
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