Divine Mercy Q&A

Apr
04
2018
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Divine Mercy Sunday: What's This Feast All About, Anyway?

By Anonymous (not verified)
To put on a great banquet for one's friends, the first step is to send out proper invitations. The invitations must say WHY the banquet is being held, WHEN it will take place, WHO is invited, and WHAT TO EXPECT (such as cocktails on the lawn, followed by a buffet meal).

Jun
08
2017
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Can Divine Mercy Save Those Outside The Church?

By Anonymous (not verified)
In recent months I have received several questions about the eternal destiny of people who are sincere seekers after truth and virtue, but who cannot in good conscience accept the Catholic faith and join the Church. What happens to them when they die? Are they cut off from grace in this life and lost forever in the next because they remained outside the Catholic Church?

For example, a woman named Cheryl shared with me these concerns:
May
23
2017
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How Can I Make It Through 'The Dark Night of the Soul'?

By Anonymous (not verified)

Toward the end of the classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz," when Dorothy is saying goodbye to her friends before returning to Kansas, she gives the Tin Man a kiss, and he responds: "Now I know that I have a heart: because it is breaking!"

Apr
22
2017
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Extraordinary Graces: What Does Christ's Promise Really Mean?

By Anonymous (not verified)
In St. Faustina's Diary, she recorded a message from Jesus about the extraordinary graces He wants to pour out upon souls through the devout reception of Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus says, "The soul that will go to confession and receive Holy Communion [on that day] shall obtain complete forgiveness [or remission] of sins and punishment" (699).

Dec
22
2016
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The Child Jesus

By Anonymous (not verified)
We usually associate St. Maria Faustina Kowalska with the risen and glorified Christ depicted in The Divine Mercy image. Yet few saints in the history of the Church were as devoted to the Child Jesus as St. Faustina. While she particularly remembered the Christ Child at Christmastime, He was a living presence that she grew to appreciate throughout the year - a constant source of inspiration and joy.

Joy and Wonder in His Presence
Nov
23
2016
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How to Give Thanks as St. Faustina Would

By Anonymous (not verified)
The question I want to answer this week is one that came to me almost by accident (that is, by Divine Providence) in a chance remark that someone made to me the other day. I was chatting on the phone with a friend in the Divine Mercy movement, and he said to me: "I can't wait until Thanksgiving. Saint Faustina gave thanks for a lot of things, but I guess she never had a chance to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, with turkey and all the trimmings!"

Nov
01
2016
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Can you Shed Light on God's Mercy in Hell, Purgatory?

By Anonymous (not verified)
I often receive questions about Hell and about Purgatory, perhaps because many of us find it difficult putting together the idea of a God of Mercy with the idea of punishment for sin in the next life. For example, one fellow named Stan recently sent me the following missive:

Aug
20
2016
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Is the Chaplet an Ecumenical Prayer?

By Anonymous (not verified)
Over the past few months I have received several questions about the possible use of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy by non-Catholics. With the consent of the authors of these letters, I have saved them up until now to answer all at once, because I think they all really require the same response.

For example, one fellow named Peter wrote:
Apr
14
2016
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Equipped with Special Graces: Now What?

By Anonymous (not verified)
I would guess that most of the people who read this Q&A column regularly and send their questions to me are people who have some devotion to the Divine Mercy and who received Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday in a state of grace, with trust in God's merciful love.

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