THE Beatitudes
Published on Jan 15, 2016
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The writer of Matthew may be trying to claim Jesus as a *New* Moses.
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Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount proclaiming the Beatitudes. So yeah, they're *kinda* important.
They teach us the actions and attitudes that are essential for a Christian life.
“Blessed” is *makarios* in Greek, which can also be translated as “happy.”
In a recent general audience, Pope Francis urged people to memorize the Beatitudes, a message he took so seriously that he read each one and ask the gathered crowd to repeat them back.
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But, Mr. Dowd
They don't really make sense. How can the poor be happy?
They are antithetical to conventional wisdom or common sense in our present culture.
They are intended to make us Question
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