Mercy at
the Gates
Nick's journey from addiction to mercy
Official Movie Trailer:
Does mercy make a difference?
Does mercy make a difference in the world's largest open-air drug market?
God believes it does.
So does Mother of Mercy House.
Follow Nick's journey from addiction to mercy.
In the process discover the experience of homeless addicts, scared residents and those who courageously serve them both on the violent streets of Kensington in this inspiring film: Mercy at the Gates.
God will open your heart to the people of Kensington in a whole new way.
This film premieres Oct 9, 2025 at Newtown Theatre!
Get your tickets here:
MERCY at the GATES
From addiction to mercy in Kensington, Philadelphia
A PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM presented by MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE in KENSINGTON PHILADELPHIA
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:
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.
Meet Porcea, a young woman with deep faith discovering healing and God while living on the streets of Kensington.
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.
Meet Nick who has lived on the streets for almost a decade and yet craves a normal lifestyle.
What is Kensington really like?
Watch this street footage set to the song we listen to while driving into Kensington to film.
Meet Dan Tarrant, the director of Mercy at the Gates and the founder of Personally Catholic.
Meet Chris and see the kind of heart Mother of Mercy House has for the people on the streets in Kensington.
Meet Dianne, the executive director of Mother of Mercy House, and learn all they do as a "friend to the neighborhood."
Hear Dan Tarrant's Thanksgiving message from Kensington.
Meet Nicole who chose life and adoption for her child and share the wounds on her body from fentanyl.
Will Nick accept the invitation to rehab today in Kensington outside the Mother of Mercy House?
Dan Tarrant, the director of this film and the founder of Personally Catholic shares an update from Kensington.
What's it like to film in Kensington? Take a tour with Dan and Karl!
Watch a sample of the drone footage shot for Mercy at the Gates!
See what Mother of Mercy House is all about with this video!
Support our Film
Our 9 months of filming have already begun!
All gifts to support this Personally Catholic Film presented by Mother of Mercy House are tax deductible.
Help us create the most beautiful, dignifying, brutally honest and Catholic film made in Kensington to help bring support to the Mother of Mercy House.
A PERSONALLY CATHOLIC FILM presented by MOTHER OF MERCY HOUSE in
KENSINGTON PHILADELPHIA