The Beatitudes respond to the natural desire for happiness. This desire is of divine origin: God has placed it in the human heart in order to draw us to the one who alone can fulfill it." ...

I did not come to bring peace to this world, but a sword,” says Jesus in the Gospel of St. Matthew. Taken out of context, ...

In the Acts of Thecla for example, Paul gives a speech in which he recasts the part of the bible that we call the beatitudes. That's the "blessed are the so and so...." Paul's version of this is ...

In the Bible, blessings and curses are related ... and the persecuted in the Beatitudes at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. Printed with permission from Catholic Expert.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10).

They list at three of their findings on how the Bible fosters human flourishing: “First, Bible reading is likely to promote ...

Whether you know your Scriptures chapter and verse or you rarely take a peek at the Good Book, these Bible facts will surprise you. Though the word Bible comes from the Greek word biblios ...

By R.A. Mathews Have you ever met a person who was able to live the Christian life without failing the Lord, who never ...

‘One hundred years from my day,” Voltaire is supposed to have remarked, “there will not be a Bible on earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity-seeker.” Things haven ...

The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611. Its literary brilliance is well known and its words and phrases have had a unique influence on the English language. Four hundred years ...

In the Acts of Thecla for example, Paul gives a speech in which he recasts the part of the bible that we call the beatitudes. That's the "blessed are the so and so...." Paul's version of this is ...