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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on March 11, 2016.

eNewsletter Subject: Mercy's Alternative Face

There is no mercy in negligence, no mercy without responsibility. There are many ways, then, in which honesty and discipline are keys to being merciful.

In this light, consider Phil Lawler's latest examination of Pope Francis' effort to discipline bishops who were complicit in sexual abuse: Vatican faces new credibility test on abuse policy.

We might also consider the surprising ways in which genuine mercy ought to play a role in our approach to Christian unity and evangelization. I thought my series on this was completed, until I started thinking of the dangers: Deal breakers in the quest for religious unity and evangelization

And how about the mercy implicit in the effort to live a truly good life, seeking to do God's will. Consider Phil's latest Quick Hits: Portrait of Cardinal Sarah, a Catholic hero of Quebec, Europe's loss of will....

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