Why Are the Beatitudes Important? Jonathan Petersen On a hillside, possibly in the Korazim Plateau in northern Israel near the Sea of Galilee, Jesus began his Sermon on the Mount—the term first used by the 4th/5th century theologian, Augustine—with a grouping of virtues we know as the ...
Attending a mass is the most common All Saints Day tradition within the Catholic Church. The Beatitudes are read during mass, and prayers are said for the Saints. Many visit the grave sites of loved ones and relatives to pay tribute and remember those who have passed into heaven. In ...
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In Jesus Christ's "Sermon on the Mount," he first preaches to His followers the Beatitudes, of who shall be blessed by God and then of salt and light. Here, Christ tells them, "You are thelight of the world.A city set on a hill cannot be hidden...let your light shine before...
There are visible realities and invisible realities of communion, and the two do not always match up. Some Catholics worry that the ecumenical thinking of Vatican II in the decree Unitatis Redintegratio, or even in Lumen Gentium, watered down the Catholic understanding of the Church. Without ...
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent.In the Catholic observation of Ash Wednesday, a priest applies a smudge of ash on people's foreheads in the shape of a cross. As it is applied, the phrase "remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" is often spoken. The ash...
The answer is quite simple, really. What the world needs is a return to the authentic belief of what it means to follow Christ. Finding what it means to follow Christ, requires knowing who Christ is. One of the greatest literary works of Catholic antiquity is The Imitation of Christ. This...
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So we see that the kingdom of God, Jesus Christ, grace, peace, salvation, and the blessed God are all aspects of the gospel. We in theContinuingChurch of Godstrive to preach the whole gospel, which has many components. Jesus Preached the Gospel of the Kingdom of God ...
Today, I feel more Jewish than ever, but as I once told some friends, I can’t unread Matthew. For me, the Beatitudes are the part of the Bible where the celestial grandeur most dazzlingly shines through. So these days I’m enchanted by both Judaism and Christianity. I assent to the ...