Blessed Are You: Living the Beatitudes

Ruff, Professor of Functional Anatomy and Evolution Christopher

ISBN 10: 0983125775 / ISBN 13: 9780983125778

Published by Novo Millennio, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blessed Are You: Living the Beatitudes
• Publisher: Novo Millennio
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983125775
• ISBN 13: 9780983125778
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The newest title in the Discipleship Series of compact small-group resources "for people with busy lives but open hearts." Features 6 engaging sessions that reflect on the Beatitudes, drawing on Scripture and the Catechism and illustrated through brief stories of people touched by grace: Blessed Solanus Casey, St. Gemma Galgani, Blessed Padre Pro, a Death Row inmate, a saintly young boy with Down syndrome, and St. Teresa of Calcutta. Includes prayer and discussion questions integral to growth as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

About the Author

Christopher Ruff studied theology in Rome in the 1980's, receiving his S.T.L. from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family. He also has an M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He has contributed articles to the National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, Columbia magazine, and other publications and taught as an adjunct faculty member of the former Institute for Pastoral Theology. He is currently a Catholic leadership team consultant with Evangelium Consulting Group and has been Director of the Office for Ministries and Social Concerns for the Diocese of La Crosse since 2001. Christopher and his wife Clare have been blessed with five beautiful children and two grandchildren.