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The Word
Embodied
John Kavanaugh,
SJ
Nietzsche's Nemesis
“We’re
number one” is the roaring chant of our arenas, our nationalism, our special-interest
groups, our petty hurts. But Jesus says that the lowly inherit the land.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Honor in the Beatitudes
In Jesus’ view, true honor and esteem are determined and bestowed by God, very
publicly, for all to see. And the things that God considers truly honorable and
worthy of praise are almost always the opposite of what human beings of any culture
think.
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Thoughts
from the
Early Church
Augustine
Whatever we do now, whatever good deeds we perform, whatever we strive for, whatever praiseworthy object we long for, whatever we blamelessly desire, we shall need no more when we come to the vision of God. What is there to seek for when God is present?
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
Each of the beatitudes falls into two parts. The first part describes the humiliation of the present, the second the glory to come. The beatitudes are addressed, not to all people indiscriminately, but to the disciples, to those who have left all to follow Jesus.
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