Michael Kelly
A man holds a sign outside Sts Anne and Mary’s Cathedral in Cork City, Ireland, protesting on Easter April 4, 2021 the closure of churches for Mass during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: CNS Officials seem intent on mercy being the guiding principle, but that virtue was in short supply during pandemic writes Michael Kelly “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy” is one of the best-known of the Beatitudes taught by Jesus. It’s a good mantra to live by, and even people who mightn’t describe themselves…
