In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” says Jeremiah in this Sunday's readings. Msgr. Joseph Prior compares the prophet's plea with the Beatitudes of Jesus, which encourage his disciples to place ...

VATICAN CITY — "Blessed are those who have not lost hope" is the theme for the fifth World Day of Grandparents and the ...