A passage from one of my favorite fiction books, The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare, is a dialogue between Jesus and the main...

The writer of Hebrews claimed that Jesus endured the cross for the JOY set before him (Hebrews 12:2). This one change in perspective can...

As long as you harbor a belief that there is a reason not to be happy, you give yourself an excuse to suffer. What if you made it your...

What is your dream for this new year? More happiness, less stress? A fitter body, a thicker wallet? A more comfortable living space,...

All social reform is based on need. Moses, Buddha, Muhammad, Confucius, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and...

Most of us feel like we need to arrive at the party with something. Often what we are bringing is a full cup of self. Self-cherishing...