Happy those concerned for the lowly and the poor (Psalm 41) We live in a culture where if I feel hungry, I eat. If I...
The Hunger and Thirst that Unite Us
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Series: Beatitudes
Mary’s Beatitude
“Hail Mary … blessed are you among women” we say when reciting the “Hail Mary” prayer. That Mary of Nazareth is a...
Learn from Me for I am meek and lowly of heart
Matthew 11:25-30 "Which is the feature that stands out most in the everyday behavior of the Pope (Benedict XVI)?" I...
Blessed are you when they persecute you
Matthew 5:11-12 March 2012 – Cardinal O’Brien, president of the Scottish bishops’ conference, openly declares...
Blessed are the peacemakers
Matthew 5:9 The story is about a young man who had a special desire in his heart. He wanted to change the world and...
Blessed are the pure of heart
Matthew 5:8 I have never been a particularly sporty person. At school, my friends would run cross-country to qualify...
Blessed are the merciful
Matthew 5:7 In the Beatitudes our Lord taught us, we see a sequence of fundamental means to happiness. Each of them...
Blessed are the poor in spirit
Mark 10:13-16 Gabrielle Bossis (1874-1950) was a French woman who belonged to the French nobility and who was known...
Blessed are they who mourn
Champaign, IL December 2000. During the celebration for the AVI’s renewal of vows at St. John’s Catholic Church on the...
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness
Before becoming a world-famous theologian, Thomas Aquinas was kidnapped by his own family and locked in a tower for...
Blessed are they who are persecuted
Fr. Pino Puglisi was a priest of the Diocese of Palermo, Italy, who was killed by the mafia on September 15th, 1993,...
Blessed are the meek
2 Timothy 2:24 Who are the meek? The meek are humble people who don’t push others around in order to...