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beatitudes eight steps to happiness
meditations on the beatitudes given to pope benedict xvi and the papal household . br anyone who has tried to live the beatitudes will confirm that the task can be daunting . what does it mean to be a peacemaker do you really want to be reviled by others if youre not rich compared to your immediate neighbors and friends but youre rich compared to most of the world what are you supposed to do about that br father raniero cantalamessa will lead you not only to a deeper appreciation of these famous words of jesus but also into the presence of jesus himself who lived them perfectly and who will give you the ability and enthusiasm to do the same . the beatitudes are not a burden to be shouldered but an invitation to a joy filled life of surrender to the lord who came not to be served but to serve .