The Beatitudes…5Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 6Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. 7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.… Cross References Psalm 63:1A psalm of David while he was in the ...
It is a national holiday in numerous historically Catholic countries. 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 ...
These passions are worth careful examination, particularly as they have long been married to America’s many denominational Christianities. I think it is noteworthy that one of the most prominent 19th century American inventions was Mormonism. There, we have the case of a religious inventor (Josep...
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 wretchedness of the world. Conversion of heart includes examining ourselves for the errors of life. Each day requires an examination of conscience to see where we have failed in following the Commandments and the Beatitudes. Together, these make up the whole of what it means to live as a...
(and getting sacked from) theGil Blas, his writing for theMercure de France, the death of this two boys...; it includes his most inner thoughts, fears, torments, joys, – always in the context of a miserable poverty, and a never-dying Catholic faith, where “all that happens in life...
gospel of the blessed God (Titus 1:11) 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. ...
It is a national holiday in numerous historically Catholic countries. 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 ...