154 direction of Sr. Faustina. At every site and along the way, Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, Robert Stackpole and Sr. Isabel Bettwy presented lectures on The Divine Mercy topics related to each particular site. Divine Mercy Films Divine Mercy No Escape, produced in 1987 by Hermann Tauscher, was the fi rst professionally made fi lm about St. Faustina and The Divine Mercy message. It received eight fi lm awards for its excellence from various fi lm festivals. This fi lm was premiered in Los Angeles before an audience of Cardinals and Bishops, many benefactors and friends on the night before Pope John Paul II’s meeting with the American Bishops and Cardinals during his visit to the United States. All participants at that time received a companion book called The Promise. This fi lm was seen by thousands in public and private viewings The Life of Sister Faustina, produced in 1991, by Patty Nolan with Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC as the narrator and expert guide, leads the viewers through the life of St. Faustina and introduces them to the important elements of The Divine Mercy Message. This fi lm was made on-site in Poland. Time for Mercy, produced in 1994 by Drew Mariani with Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC as theological and technical director, presents The Divine Mercy message and its relevance for contemporary times. This fi lm likewise won four fi lm awards. The Internet and Electronic Media In 1998, the Marians created marian.org, their own Website. While the site encompassed all of the Marian entities and activities it also provided a formal location for on-line information on The Divine Mercy message and devotion. For many years persons who sought information on the message and on support materials and resources, as well as on the activities of Shrine, were able to obtain the basic information from the web site for their personal and parochial use. The need for a more comprehensive on-line information on the message of Mercy became evident because of the growing number who accessed marian. org. In response to this growing need the Marians created and launched in 2004, thedivinemercy.org Website. The new site, which is under constant expansion, makes available a wealth of Divine Mercy information and provides a high level of interactivity and current information. Viewers are able to access the
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