greetings are extended is: “I’m too blessed to be stressed.” It is without any doubt that the Lord’s blessings are bountifully abundant and new every day. There are times, however, when our patterns ...

Sunday, Jan. 29, is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12a. The beatitudes in today’s Gospel are ...

I went to the New Strong’s Concise Concordance by Thomas Nelson Publishers to see how many times the word “blessed” was listed with accompanying scripture, and to my surprise there were 303 entries on ...

Nine times in today’s Gospel (Matthew 5:1-12), Jesus repeats a single word: Blessed. But what does it really mean to be blessed? Pause for a bit before scrolling down. Remember a time when you felt ...

On Sunday, the Gospel reading is the Beatitudes, one of the most loved and well-known passages of the New Testament. This marks the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes are found in ...