{"id":6815,"date":"2016-05-09T09:58:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/?p=6815"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:52:45","slug":"in-formarse-no-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2016\/05\/in-formarse-no-54\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Formarse no. 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Art, Cinema, and Literature Teach Us What Mercy Is<\/h2>\n<p>This issue is not about convincing any reader of the necessity of mercy. Instead of reflections, In-formarse shows how mercy manifests in art, cinema, and literature: The Lord of the Rings, Michelangelo&#8217;s The Last Judgment, The Railway Man, Saint Augustine&#8217;s Confessions, and Homer&#8217;s Iliad are just some of the great works where authors have explored what mercy means. However, there is also a current reflection on mercy in social media and some literary considerations on what the word &#8220;mercy&#8221; signifies.<\/p>\n<h3>Mercy<\/h3>\n<h3>Editorial: Mercy. BY ALEJANDRO P\u00c1EZ, L.C.<\/h3>\n<p>07 &#8211; Michelangelo and Mercy. Il Divino\u2019s Insight Into the Heart of The Judge. BY JONATHAN FLEMINGS, L.C<br \/>\n10 &#8211; I Do Pity Him. Finding the Crux of The Lord of the Rings. BY ERIC GILHOOLY, L.C.<br \/>\n12 &#8211; What Does It Mean to Communicate Mercifully? Is a True Encounter Possible in Social Media? BY JORGE ENRIQUE M\u00daJICA, L.C.<br \/>\n17 &#8211; El\u00e9ison, El\u00e9\u0113son, Miser\u00e9re. A Look at Mercy in the Classical World. BY ANTONIO HERRERO, L.C<br \/>\n28 &#8211; The Railway Man. The Story of a Revenge That Turned into Forgiveness. BY MONIQUE VILLEN<br \/>\n34 &#8211; For Thy Will Be Shown Mercy. God\u2019s Mercy in Georges Bernanos&#8217; The Diary of a Country Priest. 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