Living the Beatitudes: A Journey to Life in Christ

by J. Brian Bransfield

Publisher:

Pauline Books & Media

, 2011

Overview

Rediscover the beauty of the Beatitudes and encounter Christ in a new way. In the Beatitudes, Jesus describes how we can live as his followers and enjoy God's blessings in this life and in the next. In Living the Beatitudes, Bransfield breaks open the richness of the Beatitudes and gently guides us into the journey of growing into the person God called us to be. He explains the admirable qualities that we see in Jesus and desire for ourselves: gentleness, fidelity, purity of heart, mercy, poverty of spirit, justice, peace, and perseverance in time of persecution.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The search for results is not only the enemy of prayer, it is actually the opposite of prayer.” (Page 52)

“Grace, God’s love for us, is a strong and persistent fountain that flows into our souls and shows forth in our actions.” (Page 5)

“Meekness is a special and rare form of love. It is love that has been purified of anger” (Page 153)

“Waiting is growth’s second name. Experience itself is a form of waiting; from the most routine to the most profound, experience is punctuated by waiting: one waits for a sunrise, a sunset, an ocean wave to crest, the seasons to change, and, most of all, for pregnancy to give way to birth. Beauty is the crescendo of waiting. Because it looks forward, waiting already begins to illumine trust. Love matures in waiting’s pause as a substantial bond is forged that opens ways into God of which we never dreamed.” (Page 127)

“Because God’s dignity is infinite, sin is an infinite offense against God. There is no way that the human person, who is finite, can make up for an infinite offense.” (Page 91)

Product Details

• Title: Living the Beatitudes: A Journey to Life in Christ
• Author: J. Brian Bransfield
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 245
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Beatitudes › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Resource ID: LLS:LIVBEATBRANSFIELD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:14:24Z

About J. Brian Bransfield

J. Brian Bransfield is a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He currently serves at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as assistant general secretary and executive director of the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis. Bransfield received his doctorate in moral theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. Prior to his current appointment, he served as professor of moral theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. He is a noted national speaker and retreat director.