Do I treasure loving God and loving others above all else? Do I do everything I can to not shine the light on another's flaws and mistakes?  Do I intentionally…

  "No despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there..." Thomas Merton The honor of your presence is…

  Can you see the face of Jesus light up with a smile, and his body burst with happy laughter? His presence brought sheer delight to the sick and dying, to…

  . . . with the simplicity of heart and playful spontaneity of a child?  Might this chase away the subtle discontent of obligation and duty that robs us of what Jesus calls unquenchable joy?

Dark nights of the soul are a common part of life in this world, as certain as sunsets.  So what if we don't make life about avoiding pain, but about…