Joy

What is joy and how do we cultivate it? Can we find joy amidst suffering and trust that joy will find us? As the world seems to fall into fear and chaos, can we, as people as faith, be defenders and promoters of joy? “We need joy as we need air. We need love as … Continue reading Joy

The Peace of Trees

The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence,” wrote Trappist monk and peace activist Thomas Merton. “The frenzy of our activism neutralizes our work for peace. . . . It destroys the fruitfulness of our own work, because it kills the root of inner … Continue reading The Peace of Trees