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Mercy at the Gates

Nick's harrowing journey from addiction to mercy at Mother of Mercy House in Kensington, Philadelphia.

MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE presents

a PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM

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A PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM presented by MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE

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Dan Tarrant: Director of Mercy at the Gates, Founder of Personally Catholic

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Dianne Hoffman: Executive Director of Mother of Mercy House

Can mercy make a difference?

Can mercy make a difference in the world's largest open-air drug market?

 

Follow Nick's journey from addiction to mercy at Mother of Mercy House.

God will open your heart to the people of Kensington in a whole new way.

Host a free screening of this award-winning documentary at your high school, parish, college or university.

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Official Movie Trailer:

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MERCY at
the GATES

From addiction to mercy

at Mother of Mercy House

in Kensington, Philadelphia

A PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM

 by MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE

What is Kensington really like?

Hell on earth.

But Jesus says the gates of Hell will not stop his followers (Matthew 16:18).

Here is some of our street footage for the film. 

Warning: this contains drug use.

What are the people really like?

Meet the beautiful but broken children of God we've been filming: 

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Meet Morrow, a typical young man on the streets of Kensington longing to be free of addiction, homelessness and crime as he shares his story outside the Mother of Mercy House.
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Meet Porcea, a young woman with deep faith discovering healing and God while living on the streets of Kensington.
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Meet Maria, a legal refugee from El Salvador who fled after the murder of Saint Oscar Romero but was brutalized and led into addiction while fleeing as a child.
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Meet Nick who has lived on the streets for almost a decade and yet craves a normal lifestyle.
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What is Kensington really like?
Watch this street footage set to the song we listen to while driving into Kensington to film.
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Meet Dan Tarrant, the director of Mercy at the Gates and the founder of Personally Catholic.
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Meet Chris and see the kind of heart Mother of Mercy House has for the people on the streets in Kensington.
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Meet Dianne, the executive director of Mother of Mercy House, and learn all they do as a "friend to the neighborhood."
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Hear Dan Tarrant's Thanksgiving message from Kensington.
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Meet Nicole who chose life and adoption for her child as she shares the wounds on her body from fentanyl.
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Will Nick accept the invitation to rehab today in Kensington outside the Mother of Mercy House?
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Dan Tarrant, the director of this film and the founder of Personally Catholic shares an update from Kensington.
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What's it like to film in Kensington? Take a tour with Dan and Karl!
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Watch a sample of the drone footage shot for Mercy at the Gates!
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See what Mother of Mercy House is all about with this video!
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Support Mother of Mercy House!

Mother of Mercy House needs your help to serve God in Kensington.

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A PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM  presented by MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE  in

KENSINGTON PHILADELPHIA

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