CS20.3
Assess how living the Beatitudes of Christ affects individuals and society.

[SH, DHP, SSM]

Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Discuss understanding of the Beatitudes including:

  • 'poor in spirit' – recognizing one's spiritual poverty and powerlessness to save oneself
  • 'those who mourn' – acknowledging wounded relationships and the need for God's grace
  • 'the meek' – keeping one's power or strength under control; curbing selfish desires to be obedient to God's will
  • 'those who hunger and thirst for righteousness' – desiring to learn and do the will of God; seeking to live in right relationships
  • 'the merciful' – showing forgiveness and/or compassion in a time of need
  • 'the pure in heart' – setting one's mind and will to God's call abiding in faith, hope, and love
  • 'peacemakers' – reconciling broken relationships
  • 'those persecuted for the sake of righteousness' – suffering for following the will of God, living the Beatitudes with courage.
(b)

Differentiate the concept of joy from happiness and explain how one's joy results from living the Beatitudes.

(c)

Support the concept that living the Beatitudes is a pursuit of goodness involving more than the avoidance of evil.

(d)

Explain how the Beatitudes call individuals to assume personal responsibility within society (e.g., support cultural understanding, environmental and social sustainability, and the marginalized).

(e)

Represent the joys and challenges of living out the Beatitudes (e.g., role play, short story, cartoons).

(f)

Discuss how individuals and movements, although flawed, can impact society by demonstrating characteristics of one or more of the Beatitudes:

  • 'poor in spirit' (eg., Saint Mother Teresa, Saint. Paisios of Mount Athos)
  • 'those who mourn' (e.g., Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, marches for missing and murdered Aboriginal women)
  • 'the meek' (e.g., Moses, Rosa Parks, Saint Pope John XXIII)
  • 'those who hunger and thirst for righteousness' (e.g., Blessed Oscar Romero, Wangari Maathai, Anne Cools, environmental activist groups)
  • 'the merciful' (e.g., Irena Sendler, Nelson Mandela, Tommy Douglas, Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky)
  • 'the pure in heart' (e.g., Mary and Joseph as the parents of Jesus, Joseph Chiwatenhwa , Mary Ellen (Bellelle) Guerin)
  • 'peacemakers' (e.g., Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, Jimmy Carter, Fr. Albert Lacombe, Pîhtokahanapiwiyin/Poundmaker)
  • 'those persecuted for the sake of righteousness' (e.g., Agnes MacPhail, Saints Felicity and Perpetua, Louis Riel).
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