Is following Jesus just another self-help plan? The Beatitudes flip that idea upside down. This isn’t about fixing yourself; it’s about letting God meet your needs. In this episode, the friars explore how the Beatitudes aren’t a checklist for spiritual success but an invitation to profound dependence on God. They explore how true blessings often appear as weakness, surrender, and a poverty of spirit because that’s where grace breaks in.
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Restoring Our Actions and Attitudes
How do we act? What are our attitudes toward our relationships, lives, and vocations? This week, the invitation to restoration is to start living like Jesus, and we present the Beatitudes as a way to make this happen in our lives. The Beatitudes are Jesus’ actions and attitudes. They reflect His heart—a reflection of living in a relationship with Him and ultimately being transformed…
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God Is Looking for You
We have a God who’s always on the move, always pursuing. In our busyness, we’re distracted — we miss things. We miss people. But God is constantly seeking, constantly encountering what is broken, and seeing the wholeness. Christianity is different: it’s about God becoming Man and coming to us.
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A Prophetic People
We’re called to be prophets. Real, recognizable prophets in our day to day. How does that hit you? What does your life look like? Do people around you see it and think, “This guy’s living it. He communicates in the depths of who he is that Jesus is alive and he’s real and he’s risen from the dead and this means something…
