Joy Comes with Morning

Joy Comes with Morning

There is something about morning. I was struck that in Thomas Aquinas’s commentary on the gospel he associates morning with “the glory of the resurrection” and quotes Psalm 30:5, “Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Yet I ask myself: does...
Finding Joy in Hope

Finding Joy in Hope

Something many struggle with—I certainly include myself—is how to find joy when one is not ‘feeling’ joyful. This is a complex question that calls for careful and nuanced consideration. Part of thinking clearly about it is recognizing that real sorrow has a...
Choosing Joy and the Glass Half Full

Choosing Joy and the Glass Half Full

Joy might seem an arbitrary thing in its coming and going. That joy is hard to figure out—both what it is and where it comes from—is no surprise, given the depths of the human heart. A question that often roils in my mind is whether I can simply choose to be joyful. I...
Finding Joy in Going Back to Work: 2 Suggestions

Finding Joy in Going Back to Work: 2 Suggestions

At this time of year when many of us must ‘go back to work’ after a break, we can wonder about the place of work in our life. It makes me think of when I first read Wendell Berry and E.F. Schumacher commenting that our work has become a chore to be avoided. I felt...

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