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Reason to Rejoice

I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon, but oftentimes, I don’t feel like rejoicing when I enter the House of the Lord. God knows we

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Holiness is Child’s Play

The most famous ambassador of a childlike spirituality is St. Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun who lived in the late 1800s. St. Thérèse defined

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Living the Joy of Christ

When we suffer trials and tribulations, we don’t feel joyous. In fact, we experience anything but joy. We may be in panic mode or simply

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Joy is a Fruit, Not a Feeling

This December, a series of daily Advent, devotional postings is running from December 1st to December 25th. Journey beside Mary, the Mother of God, as she

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Confession

A Godly Life is a Joyful Life

Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian (G.K. Chesterton). The first time my husband and I

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Wonder vs. Wander

I teach English to International Students. I had to teach one lesson explaining the difference between the pronunciation and meaning of the words wonder and

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The Path of Joy

Joy and happiness are all too fleeting and many children of God are unable to enjoy either. Daily struggles affected/created by human frailties, illness, poverty,

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