The Beatitudes are verbs. They set out to do things. They change us and everything around us. In fact, to be real at all, they require a very public demonstration of very important dimensions of life.

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis on the eight beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel, saying the beatitudes are a message for all of humanity.

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — The beatitudes are the most direct path toward happiness and holiness, Pope Francis said during Mass on All Saints’ Day. He urged the congregation to imitate Jesus in walking ...

The month begins with All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day. There are special readings from Scripture that invoke this remembrance. This passage from the Book of Wisdom is read during this time: ...

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During Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints at Rome’s Verano cemetery, Pope Francis exhorted believers to follow the way of the beatitudes, calling it the path that will lead to sanctity.

THE Gospel for the feast of All Saints’ is the Beatitudes. In eight brush-strokes, Jesus paints what is, in truth, a self-portrait, giving clarity and definition to the features of the person whom ...

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

Matthew chapter five beautifully describes the blessings from heaven, open to all. The Kingdom of God, with its abundant blessings, is not exclusive. It welcomes those who are poor in ...

As I—a woefully inadequate Bible scholar—see it, the Beatitudes superseded, but did not abolish, the Ten Commandments. Jesus said the two greatest commandments were to love God, and love your ...