Join us in a study on the Beatitudes

Wednesdays 7-8:30pm in Rm 44/46
July 5th - August 16th

"Blessed Are You: Living the Beatitudes"
By Christopher Ruff M.A., S.T.L.

In Blessed Are You: Living the Beatitudes, Chris Ruff invites individuals and small groups to explore Jesus' paradoxical words with fresh eyes, discovering in them a treasury of beauty, simplicity and joy, and applying them to life.

The Beatitudes, centerpiece of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, turn us upside-down. In a world craving wealth, power and fame, we hear Jesus declare blessed the poor in spirit, meek, merciful, pure in heart – yes even those who mourn and are persecuted.
 

"Blessed Are You" is:

• Ideal for busy people, with 6 short, engaging sessions
• Balanced in Scripture, brief commentary and prayer
• Dynamic in discussion questions that connect the Beatitudes with our daily lives
• Modest in proposing a component of service – love of neighbor – that makes discipleship more real
• Captivating with true stories that bring each Beatitude to life

-Blessed Solanus Casey – Humble doorkeeper, meek and poor in spirit

-St. Gemma Galgani – A short life tinged with blessed mourning

-Blessed Padre Pro – Righteous in the face of persecution

-The Monk and the Murderer – A Death Row inmate encounters mercy through an Oklahoma monk

-Brendan Kelly – Pure in heart, a mystical boy with Down syndrome

-St. Teresa of Calcutta – Peacemaking in war-torn Lebanon