Against this background of anxiety, my Lenten practice this year was to memorize and meditate on the Beatitudes, those “blesseds” found in Matthew Chapter 5.

The Beatitudes provide a course of training that develops our vulnerability so as to recognize the poor in spirit. In this sense, they are a remarkable guide to life.

A friend sends along this outstanding essay from Tod Lindberg at the Hoover Institution on the meaning of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12, printed in full below.). The author finds in these famous ...

VATICAN CITY — The eight beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount reveal the path from selfishness to holiness, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday.

In this second conversation for John Dear's "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister dives into the next three Beatitudes, showing how they call us to radical compassion ...

User’s Guide to Sunday, Jan. 29: St. Thomas Aquinas comments that the happiness described in the beatitudes is a stable happiness not easily unsettled or taken away. Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide ...

Vatican City, Jan 29, 2020 / 04:45 am. The beatitudes should be a defining feature of a Christian's identity because they reveal the way that Jesus lived his life, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

The Beatitudes for Today James C. Howell, . . Westminster John Knox, $14.95 (124pp) ISBN 978-0-664-22932-0 ...

The eight beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount reveal the path from selfishness to holiness, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday. Wednesday, May 28, 2025.