Lenten Melancholy Versus Easter Joy
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about why it is they suffer Lenten melancholy which only lifts when Easter arrives.
Fr. John Bartunek answers a reader’s question about why it is they suffer Lenten melancholy which only lifts when Easter arrives.
What can we do to color our lives with spiritual joy this Easter season? Fr. John Bartunek reflects on this and offers three suggestions.
In this chapter from his book “Holy Confidence”, Fr. Benedict Rogacci discusses the spiritual joy that is proper to faithful followers of Christ.
“At Communion you see Jesus with eyes of faith and your heart rejoices.” Read more from Fr. Lovasik’s book “The Basic Book of the Eucharist.”
How can we find joy in God’s will for us? Dan, Melissa and Dr. Anthony Lilles discuss the wisdom of St. Thérèse of Lisieux on the role of Our Lady in the spiritual life and the importance of humility.
What does loving the Cross truly mean? Find out in a meditation by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), OCD, on this Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
When Joy is Wrong According to St John of the Cross We’re all aware we shouldn’t take inordinate pleasure in earthly/temporal goods (which remains
Beware of making changes to your spiritual commitments when you are experiencing spiritual desolation. Listen as Dan and Melissa explain why!
Why are we to rejoice in the Lord and not in the world? Find out in an excerpt from a homily by Saint Augustine wherein he exhorts us to do just that!
How does spiritual consolation help us in discernment? Find out when Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss rule 3 of Saint Ignatius’ Discernment of Spirit on Divine Intimacy Radio.