Father Peter McVerry to launch his new book ‘The God of Mercy, the God of the Gospels’ in Derry

by | 7 Apr, 2016 | News

Father Peter McVerry SJ invites you to the launch of his book The God of Mercy, The God of the Gospels in Veritas, 20 Shipquay Street, Derry, on Thursday 21 April 2016, at 6.00pm.

Father McVerry is a Jesuit priest who has spend many years helping the homeless. In 1979 he set up a hostel for homeless boys. Four years later he established the Arrupe Society to provide accommodation for over 16s. His campaigning for and involvement with troubled young people has made him one of the most prophetic voices of Catholic Ireland.

In he God of Mercy, The God of the Gospels, Father McVerry has written an incisive and impassioned exploration of mercy as presented in the four Gospels. By examining the qualities of forgiveness, empathy and forbearance, as embodied by Jesus Christ, The God of Mercy highlights how the God of the New Testament calls on Christians everywhere to act with an unerring sense of compassion to those around them.

Far from being a God who punishes or excludes those who fail to uphold Church ‘law’, the God of Mercy rewards those who oppose hypocrisy, and reach out wholeheratedly to the marginalised and dispossessed.

All are welcome to the launch in Derry.

For more information on the book see www.veritas.ie.

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