We will study the two encyclicals completing the Trinitarian vision of John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia ("Rich in Mercy") & Dominum et Vivificantem ("Lord and Giver of Life"); we trace the meaning of mercy in the OT and NT, define its special characteristics in relation to justice and understand the meaning of the cross in mercy as the work of the Church. The Holy Spirit sustains the Church in its mission, especially in arousing conscience and conversion. The life and work of St. Faustina will be of special interest for this course.
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