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The Beatitudes and True Happiness - How can we say we are made for happiness when there is so much sorrow in the world? When we live the life of the Beatitudes, we experience the happiness that God has intended for us in heaven. Listen to the Catholic Bytes Podcast.
The Beatitudes: A Concise Summary - Each beatitude begins with Makarios ("Blessed are..."), which is the blessedness that is sufficient unto itself, complete, and the first taste of life eternal. As a whole, they describe the spirit of the one who lives in the Person of Christ. Let's examine each contour of this new life. Keep reading...
The Beatitudes for Families - Here is a listing of each beatitudes with an explanation and an added idea or suggestion on how a family can apply each beatitude in the family home and daily life.
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Everyone Is Crazy about Happiness … But No One Knows What It Is (Mt 5:1-12) (Sunday Gospel Reflection) The following is the Sunday gospel reading with a reflection that is especially aimed at youth. (Catholic Link-Fr. Gaetano Piccolo)
What is Your Motivation for Doing Good? Why do we do good to others? Have you asked yourself? A Thai insurance company offers us a commercial that invites us to seriously ask ourselves this question. Do I do good for the gratitude that I receive from others? Because doing it makes me feel at peace? Why?
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What’s Your Secret? (The Commandments, Beatitudes, and Virtues) To help us live the spirit of the Ten Commandments more fully, Jesus also gave us the Beatitudes…not so much rules as they are a mindset. Being a good Christian is not just standing still and saying, “Look, I’m not breaking any commandments!” It is an active sharing of God’s love with others. The Beatitudes put us in the right frame of mind to share this love, difficult as that may be.
Beatitudes and the Catechist: Blessed Are the Peacemakers Happy are the catechists who live as God intends, for they can’t help but love the young people in their classrooms.
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Rewriting the Beatitudes A printable activity worksheet for the classroom. Rewriting the Beatitudes, Beatitude Symbols, Beatitude Collage. (The Religion Teacher)
The Four Levels of Happiness Rev. Robert Spitzer, S.J. The Greek Philosopher Aristotle observed that all human beings wish to be happy and search for happiness.
The BeDADitudes: 8 Ways to Be an Awesome Dad How the 8 Beatitudes can be understood to shed light on a uniquely Christian vision of masculinity, in general, and fatherhood, in particular.
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USCCB - Human Dignity and the Beatitudes The Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 and Luke 6:20-26 are at the heart of Jesus' teaching. They describe as "blessed" those who are poor, mourning, meek, hungry for righteousness, merciful, clean of heart, peacemakers, and persecuted. Who is "blessed" today?
TASK 3 – MORAL FORMATION – Students develop a moral conscience that is informed by Church teachings and conformed to Christ, as modeled in a personal life of virtue, and demonstrated in service of the Gospel's demands for society.
The Essential Concepts come from the Table of Contents for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). They have been re-organized to fit under the Six Tasks of Catechesis. CCC articles numbers associated with each Essential Concept are listed throughout this document. Referencing CCC article numbers is a recommended resource for catechist preparation.
The Essential Concepts come from the Table of Contents for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). They have been re-organized to fit under the Six Tasks of Catechesis. CCC articles numbers associated with each Essential Concept are listed throughout this document. Referencing CCC article numbers is a recommended resource for catechist preparation.
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Marriage & Family Life, Formation
Youth ~ Young Adult ~ Religious Education
Marriage & Family Life, Formation
Youth ~ Young Adult ~ Religious Education