Divine Mercy

Divine Mercy: A Guide from Genesis to Benedict XVI

More than a Devotion...

Understand Divine Mercy and Its Importance Today. What exactly is God’s mercy? Where do we find it in Sacred Scripture? What is the basis for it in the life of the Church?

Dr. Robert Stackpole, STD, a university professor and expert on Divine Mercy, addresses these questions as he takes the reader on a tour of God’s mercy in Scripture and Church history. In Divine Mercy: A Guide from Genesis to Pope Benedict XVI, journey from the Garden of Eden to the Hill of Calvary. Discover God’s mercy in the writings of the Church’s great theologians, as well as in the life and teaching of many of its most preeminent saints. Learn of St. Faustina’s call to spread The Divine Mercy message in our time and Pope John Paul II’s legacy of mercy, which has influenced Pope Benedict XVI, his successor.

Groups of all kinds — in the Divine Mercy movement at large, in parishes, and at universities — will find this book an essential guide to a deeper understanding of God’ mercy. To enhance its use by groups, Dr. Stackpole has included study questions and a discussion starter at the end of each section in his chapters. Whether used by groups or individuals, this book belongs in the library of every Catholic.

This revised edition takes you on a tour of Divine Mercy throughout salvation history, through the Old and New Testaments, in the writings of the Church's great theologians, and in the lives and writings of the saints down through the ages. In this revised edition, Dr. Stackpole expands his chapter on the great theologian St. Augustine, includes a new chapter on the spiritual master St. Bernard of Clairvaux, and highlights the involvement of Pope Benedict XVI at the first World Apostolic Congress on Mercy in 2008.

* The John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy is an apostolate of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception – a congregation that has promoted the authentic Divine Mercy message since 1941. The Institute provides “formation and research in The Divine Mercy message and devotion as it is revealed in Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and in the life and writings of St. Faustina Kowalska.”

* Dr. Robert Stackpole, STD, is Professor of Theology at Redeemer Pacific College and Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy. He is the author of numerous online and print articles on Divine Mercy, as well as the book Jesus, Mercy Incarnate and editor of Pillars of Fire in My Soul: The Spirituality of St. Faustina.