I know that God loves me – no exceptions. I also want God to like me, to appreciate who I am and approve of what I do. This is where the Beatitudes come in. God not only approves anyone who follows ...

Mike Cordisco is not the first person to compare football to religion, but he might be the first person to spend years photographing Eagles tailgates to make the comparison clearer. Cordisco’s newest ...

Is America still what President Ronald Reagan described as the “shining city on the hill?” He wasn’t the first to speak that ...

The Sermon on the Mount, the setting for the Beatitudes in today’s gospel, was said by St Augustine (354-430) to be the charter of the Christian life. St ...

On Sunday, the Gospel reading is the Beatitudes, one of the most loved and well-known passages of the New Testament. This ...

Mt 5:1-12a This Sunday we find ourselves hearing the most famous sermon in all history: The Sermon on the Mount. Over the years, the Sermo ...

Benedict noted in one Angelus address: “The Beatitudes are the transposition of the Cross and Resurrection into discipleship.

Last week I wrote about the Beatitudes and what being blessed actually means. After this section Christ continues with the Sermon in the Mount with an interesting affirmation: “You are the Salt of ...

And if what was happening in Minneapolis was a sectarian power struggle, then the resistance arming and organizing itself would be obviously correct. But I submit to you that this isn’t really about ...

On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua met with two of His disciples and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to ...

“Blessed are the merciful.” Mercy is not weakness; it is restorative courage. In community, mercy refuses disposable people. It makes room for accountability without exile and truth without cruelty.

February 1, 2026 – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Psalm 146, R. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs!; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Gospel – ...