Theology & Philosophy

The third Beatitude is “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the land.” This Beatitude can be addressed to the problem of escalating tensions within a marriage. Jesus is pointing out the obvious, it is just hard to see it. Anger does not promote reconciliation or love. One harsh word met with a sarcastic…

The first Beatitude is “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” At first glance, this Beatitude seems to be talking about a material poverty. And certainly, one of the major sources of conflict and divorce in marriage are money fights and problems. But to stop at the solutions of…