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

“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.

The "poor in spirit," to which Jesus refers in the Sermon on the Mount, are the humble people who live with an awareness of ...