We can look to Christ Jesus’ teachings to help us yield to divine Love, rather than succumbing to the pull of hatred or arrogance.

The Beatitudes, where blessedness is found in weakness and humility, can provide valuable lessons for today, particularly for people who are growing older.

Within the Beatitudes, we read, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9). We can understand this as a s ending forth by Jesus – “You are Blessed as you go ...

In this episode of John Dear's "The Nonviolence Jesus Podcast," Dear sits down with Sr. Joan Chittister to unpack the Beatitudes as bold, countercultural ways of living that challenge systems of ...

The Gospel passage today is Luke’s version of the beatitudes. It is critical to understand that beatitude is not something we achieve; rather, it is something we receive.

Thomas Aquinas defines Beatitudes as acts of the graced virtues perfected by the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, or, better, as acts of the Gifts. If happiness, that is beatitude, is the highest perfection ...

If we’re really going to “get” the Beatitudes, I think the most helpful thing to do is put ourselves in the shoes of who was there that day. We must stand on the hillside of the worn out, those weary ...

Let’s look at who the Beatitudes bless. In Matthew, they include: • The poor in spirit. • Those who mourn. • The meek. • Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. • The merciful.

A drawing on the wall with a plot, as Jesus preaches to people over the exit to the Beatitude Monastery located on the mountain on the coast of the Sea of Galilee. | iStock/svarshik After nearly 70 ...