Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ κληθήσονται. We attained the highest summits of the Beatitudes with the merciful and the pure of heart. But what do you do when you’re at the heights of Christian faith, spirituality and commitment to Jesus? You …
The gospel of peace
How to speak of peace after the terrorist attacks in Paris? And yet peace is the message of both our readings today - especially Ephesians 2, but also the parable of the good Samaritan. Both readings are about peace, about breaking down the walls that separate and divide. Every time there is an …
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