Arise To Blessedness: A Journal Retreat With Eight Modern Saints Who Lived The Beatitudes

Author: Jen NortonIllustrated by: Jen Norton Eight modern saints invite you to follow their example to live the Beatitudes—the heart of Jesus’s teaching—in your own life.Through her beautiful full-color art, scripture passages, journaling prompts, and original prayers inspired by the Our Father, popular Catholic artist Jen Norton will guide you to put the Beatitudes into practice as she challenges you to examine the state of your own heart and your willingness to grow in holiness.Norton compares living what Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3–13) with climbing a mountain—a difficult, irregular, sometimes fear-filled path that eventually leads to a great reward. But she says that like the saints, if you trust God beyond your own understanding, the end of the climb is heaven.You will learn about each of the Beatitudes from modern saints, includingSt. André Bessette, a brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who served as a porter and powerful intercessor for the affli