Tag: Beatitudes
Smartloving: Blessed be the (relationally) Poor
As Christians, we know human beings are made for communion with God and with one another. When that's lacking, it's a poverty as real as material want. Moreover, this relational poverty often hides in plain sight in our communities.
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says
God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said.
Mark Shea: Blessed are the Peacemakers and the Persecuted
Part 4 of Mark’s series exploring the Beatitudes
One of the little oddities of Scripture is that the traditional reading of it tends to smooth...
Mark Shea: Blessed are the poor, mourning and meek
Part 2 of Mark's series exploring the Beatitudes
One of the first things to note about the Beatitudes is that there are two sets of...
Mark Shea: Introduction to the Beatitudes
Matthew is a very subtle writer. A lot of people are not aware of the clever structure of his gospel.
Matthew is writing as a...
