The Eight Beatitudes, listed in the feast day's Gospel reading -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- are a clear roadmap to sainthood, the ...

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." ...

We do well to reread the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12), which elevate poverty of spirit ... But consider the whole Bible!

Bible passages that encourage readers to ... The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20), the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12), and prophetic demands for justice (Micah 6:6-8) also contain helpful ethical ideas ...

He considers it to be grounded in the historical truth of the Bible and believes dinosaurs ... Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But often with tears in their eyes ...

These little stories (together with the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes ... 16:1); "A certain creditor had two debtors" (Lk 7:41); "A sower went out to sow" (Mk 4:3; Mt 13:3; Lk 8:5). In ...

In contrast to The Star’s editorial, “Bible classes don’t belong in ... only following Jesus’ teachings found in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:6): “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst ...

Divine Service, 9:15 a.m. Sunday; Scripture: Relevation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12; Bible study and Sunday School, 11 a.m. Activities: Private Confession and Absolution with Pastor ...

Luke also provides the first half of the Hail Mary prayer in Gabriel's and Elizabeth's greetings to Mary (1:28, 42). Luke gives a different version of the Beatitudes than Matthew ... (5:54-55; 24: ...

The conclusion therefore was that the new king would be born in Bethlehem. This is another example of Matthew referring to the Old Testament and showing how Jesus has fulfilled it. The Magi have a ...

God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said ...