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unpublished: Saint Gregory of Nyssa
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy (Mt 5,7). Mercy is not in last place of the beatitudes. Still observes: Blessed is the man who is kind to the wretched and the poor (Ps 40,2) and also: It is good that pities and lends (Ps 111.5). Elsewhere we read also: All day fair has [...]
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Review: The Saints in Mercy
Vianney was born on 8 May 1786, in the French town of Dardilly (near Lyon), and was baptized the same day. His parents, Matthieu Vianney and Marie Beluze,had six children, of whom John was the fourth. The Vianneys were devout Catholics, who helped the poor and gave hospitality to St. Benedict [...]
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