The Cross and the Beatitudes (1937) is a short volume by Archbishop Fulton J. 4.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of He. 3.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.
The seven Beatitudes read as follows: 1.
Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land.2.
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
While the words themselves are well-known to many-even those who haven\'t studied the Bible-their meaning takes some study to understand.
The explanations of the Beatitudes contained in this work help the reader to apply these lessons to their own lives.
And as this book shows us, his messages remained consistent throughout.
As the Archbishop writes, Our Lord began His Public Life on the Mount of the Beatitudes and closed it on the Mount of Calvary.
Assigning a chapter to each pairing of early Beatitude and final Word, Archbishop Sheen shows how Christ spoke the Word early in His Ministry, lived according to the Beatitudes throughout His life, and stayed faithful to their precepts on the Cross.
The final Seven Words are the few sentences and phrases that Jesus Christ spoke while on the Cross.
Thomas Aquinas.
There are in fact eight Beatitudes, but Archbishop Sheen views the final as confirmation and a declaration of all those that precede, in the words of St.
The Beatitudes are the blessings and instructions given forth by Jesus Christ at the Sermon on the Mount, which all begin Blessed are.
This special book draws a parallel between the first seven Beatitudes and Christ\'s final Seven Words.
The Cross and the Beatitudes is one of his earlier works, first published in 1937.
Archbishop Sheen also wrote dozens of books during his life, at a pace of one or two per year.
His show Life is Worth Living ran from 1952 to 1957 and won him an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality.
He used this gift in many capacities throughout his life: as a priest and bishop; as an educator at the Catholic University of America; and on radio and television where he had several wildly successful programs on theology and religion.
Well-traveled and highly educated, Archbishop Sheen had a gift for making the complexities of the Scriptures clear without ever talking down to his audience.
Priest, philosopher, theologian, and educator, the Archbishop worked tirelessly to spread the word of Jesus Christ and to help those looking for clarity and inner peace in their lives and souls.
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The Cross and the Beatitudes (1937) is a short volume by Archbishop Fulton J
