What is joy? It is not mere happiness, but it is also not devoid of it. Joy is a core human experience, but we often don't understand the true depth of its meaning in our lives. Through her research, ...

Joy is not a crumb. It's cookouts with soul music, celebrating what Ossie Davis called the full sweetness of our Blackness.

The phrase "joy is resistance" has been popping up all over the place lately. But what, exactly, does it mean? In this episode, we're unpacking... Is joy an act of resistance? The phrase "joy is ...

Compiling just seven essentials from philosopher Peter Kreeft’s new book, The Mystery of Joy (Ignatius), might seem a daunting exercise in distillation and parsing. But any effort to foster a better ...

If someone asked you what makes a person healthy, your mind would likely jump to getting adequate nutrition, staying ...

(RNS) — In the midst of a devastating cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler also found experiences of joy. Now she's written a book about it. (RNS) — Kate Bowler spent the past decade bashing the American ...

Pope Leo has proclaimed the year of St. Francis, and as I think about the saint of Assisi, Franciscan joy comes immediately to mind, as well as a lesson he gave on that topic. What would the joyful ...