What Heaven Must Be Like
Maurice Williams
October 12, AD2021
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I‘m getting on in life, and I think it’s finally time to plan ahead and speculate on what heaven is like. All I was told
My Catholic Identity
Daniel Mark
May 9, AD2021
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Once I finished university, I started working in a large city. It took forever to find an apartment at a fair price but I finally
We All Seek Two Things in This Life: Joy and Love
Dom Cingoranelli
February 5, AD2021
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A wonderful retreat master, a holy priest, told our retreatants’ group that we all seek two things in this life—joy and love. Lacking in either
Happiness: Is Psychology Making Religion Obsolete?
Rory Fox
November 6, AD2020
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Religions have traditionally had a view on how to be happy. In recent years, Positive Psychology has started to offer its own insights. This raises
St. Thérèse de Lisieux: The Paradox of Greatness- Part II
Cesar R. Falcon
September 3, AD2020
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We all want to be happy. No sane person can object to that but only a few could swallow Christ’s prescription for happiness – “Deny
Employing Reason to Be Happy: Peace in the Present Moment
Suellen Brewster
February 27, AD2019
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The closing movement of the Morning Prayer for Sunday, February 10th, 2019, in Magnificat magazine read: Father, you have called us to serve you in
The Demise of Mystical Theology
David Torkington
November 25, AD2018
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Love and Happiness It has always been believed that happiness depends on love more than on anything else. The greater the love, the greater the
Know Thyself Part IV: Love One Another
Christian Daru
November 8, AD2018
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St. Paul tells us that love is greater than faith and hope (1 Corinthians 13:13). He also says that one could have the power to
Simply Learning to Love: The True Meaning of Mystical Theology
David Torkington
January 23, AD2018
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Many years ago Bishop Casey of Brentwood, England, asked me to set up a Residential Retreat and Conference Centre in Chingford, London. He wanted to use
Without Excuse: The Divine Origin of Happiness
Christian Daru
January 11, AD2018
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This column is the last in a series of 3 columns on ethics and human happiness Knowledge of the Divine within the Created Order St.
Happiness: The Sun on Our Heart
Christian Daru
December 18, AD2017
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This column is the second in a three-part series concerning ethics and human happiness. Restless Hearts In the previous installation of this series, we examined
The Love That Always Satisfies
Alaine DeSantis
November 29, AD2017
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Ever since sin came into the world with the Fall of Adam and Eve, human beings have experienced an emptiness. Because of this emptiness, the
The Things That Last
Christian Daru
November 12, AD2017
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This column is the first in a three part series concerning ethics, human happiness, and their connection to “the things that last.” Searching for a
Poor in Spirit but Rich in Life
Cameron Edman
August 14, AD2017
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) Poor in spirit. It is amazing how easy it is
If You Wanna Be Happy: A Route to True Happiness
Dom Cingoranelli
August 1, AD2017
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At the end of the presentation, the webinar moderator asked me if I had any questions or comments. I replied with something to the effect
A Devotional: Celebrate the Joy
Anne DeSantis
April 17, AD2017
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“Happy is he who does not have sadness in his mind, and who has not fallen away from his hope.” -Sirach 14:2 Finding Hope in
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Millennials?
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
January 30, AD2017
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The term “Millennials” refers to the generation born after 1980. They are coming of age and entering the job market in the early years of
DESIRE
Bart Schuchts
January 18, AD2017
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This very word – DESIRE – stirs something within our hearts: For some it brings up passion and hope, for others it brings up pain and
Happiness: A Capital Asset?
Dawn Carpenter
March 8, AD2015
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Ask an accountant what a capital asset is and you will be told that it is an asset owned to generate a profit, but is
In Everything, Give Thanks
Michelle Fritz
November 26, AD2014
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With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, many of us are preparing our homes for guests, buying food to make a huge meal, and getting ready
The Secrets of Happiness
Chelsea Houghton
February 1, AD2014
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How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really \’lived\’? We live in a marketing led world – a place of big
On The Altar of Success
Melanie Jean Juneau
November 13, AD2013
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To all people raised to be a success in a Western capitalist society: Have you sacrificed all on the altar of success? Since preschool, society has