Beatitudes – Saint Francis of Assisi at St John the Evangelist

Beatitudes 2022

I recently read a blog post by Piero Falci where the author attempted to recast the Beatitudes in today’s language and invited the reader to do the same, so I decided to conclude my series on the Beatitudes with my version: Blessed are the humble, those lacking pride, those who are sorry for their sins:Continue reading “Beatitudes 2022”

Building Peace

During his All Saints Day Angelus talk to the throng in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis spoke of the saints and how the Beatitudes are the “identity card of the saints”. I focused on the virtue of humility last week; this week let’s talk peace. During his Angelus talk, the Holy Father had quite aContinue reading “Building Peace”

All the Humble Saints

While traveling in Italy, we visited a lot of churches, monasteries, and other places where the lives of the saints were celebrated. We got to see many relics of the saints, as well as view artwork and read stories about the lives of the saints including Peter, Francis, Catherine, Claire, Anthony, and many others. ThatContinue reading “All the Humble Saints”