The living Beatitudes - Fr. Chacour

Fr. Elias Chacour grew up in a Palestinian Christian family. His family was forcibly removed from their town in 1947 when Israel occupied their homeland and made about 1 million people refugees overnight. Through a series of incredible trials his father taught him how to live the Beatitudes, to be a man of peace. He discerned the priesthood as a young man and found his mission in bringing about reconciliation between Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze.
Many of us on the pilgrimage read his book, BLOOD BROTHERS, and were so inspired that we asked our tour guide to arrange a side trip to I'billin where Fr. Chacour began his priestly ministry of reconciliation. For more on his story, click here.