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Beatitudes: Happy are people who have pure hearts
Happy are people who have pure hearts,
because they will see God.
Matthew 5:8
Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Merciful
Happy are people who show mercy,
because they will receive mercy.
Matthew 5:7
Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Hungry and Thirsty
Happy are people who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because they will be fed until they are full.
Matthew 5:6
Beatitudes: Blessed Are the meek
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
Beatitudes: Blessed Are those Who Mourn
Blessed are you who are poor,
because God’s kingdom is yours.
Luke 6:20
Contemplation and Action: A Reflection
The deepest things in life come not singly but in paradoxical pairs. Parker J. Palmer[1]
Life itself is the necessary school for contemplation. Richard Rohr[2]
[1] Parker J. Palmer. The Active Life: Wisdom for Work, Creativity, and Caring. Harper San Francisco. 1990. p. 102.
[2] Richard Rohr. Everything Belongs. Crossroad Publishing Company. 1999. p. 79.
Imagine That!A Reflection
Imagination!
It’s the fertile ground from which
All that’s new springs forth.
Jim Peterson
Christmas Lessons
We must remind the world that
if Christmas comes in the depths of winter,
it is that there may be an Easter in the spring.
--Horacio de la Costa, S.J.
Creativity: A Reflection
In the beginning
God said, “Let there be … “ and Lo!
Then God said, “Your turn.”
Jim Peterson
The Importance of Prayer
A regular spiritual practice nourishes the spiritual gifts of conscience and discernment that we were born with.
from Traveling: A Spiritual Seeker’s Guide,
by Josefina J. Card
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Meet Our Contributors
Josefina J. Card, PhD,
is Founder and President of Sociometrics Corporation. For over 40 years she worked with generous funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to assemble exemplary social and behavioral health datasets and evidence-based behavior change programs, and distribute these resources to schools, clinics, and communities around the globe. She is a trained spiritual director who now brings her decades of work promoting healthy behavior change to the world of spiritual transformation.
James L. Peterson, PhD,
worked in the social sciences on social issues including marital conflict, teen pregnancy, and social indicators. He has worked in the last two decades as a spiritual director and spiritual formation mentor. Most recently he has taken up painting and illustration work.