Sister Mary of St. Peter: The Soul and the Life This show now turns from the historical moment to the person through whom the response begins to take shape, Sister Mary of St. Peter. She was born on October 4, 1816, in Rennes, France, into a Catholic family marked by fidelity. Her father was a…
This show is not a book report, nor is it simply a biography of Sister Mary of St. Peter. What we are doing here is more fundamental. We are asking how the Church encounters the Face of Christ, and how that encounter produces a response. That response appears across time and across vocation. It takes…
Conclusion The Soul Reordered for Joy At the beginning of this journey, we said that the Beatitudes are not moral ideals but descriptions of a rightly ordered soul. They are not external demands. They reveal what the human person becomes when love is healed. Lent is not religious intensity. It is restoration of order. Through…
IX. Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake Fortitude and Joy Under Trial Beatitude Text “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10 Aquinas: Virtue and Gift Aquinas connects this Beatitude with the virtue of fortitude and the gift of fortitude.1 Fortitude strengthens…
VIII. Blessed Are the Peacemakers Order Restored Within and Without Beatitude Text “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 Aquinas: Virtue and Gift Aquinas defines peace as the tranquility of order.1 Peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the right ordering of desires under reason and…
VII. Blessed Are the Pure in Heart Interior Unity and the Vision of God Beatitude Text “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 Aquinas: Virtue and Gift Aquinas connects purity of heart with chastity and with the gift of understanding.1 Purity is not merely bodily restraint. It is simplicity…