Faith at Home: The Beatitudes- A map to true happiness

Rose O’Connor suggests using modern examples to help children understand the Beatitudes as a guide to lasting happiness. Writing for The Monitor, O’Connor explains that these teachings from the Gospel of Matthew serve as a map to living like Jesus.

When teaching middle school students, O’Connor connects these 2,000-year-old lessons to contemporary life. She describes being poor in spirit as having the humility to admit when one does not have all the answers and the willingness to ask God or others for help.