However, we continue to observe the joyful character of Gaudete Sunday by lighting the rose-colored candle on the Advent ...

"Look at my new bike, Mom," said the young boy. Ralph had long wanted a new bike. He was so happy, he could scarcely contain his emotions. "Wow, life is wonderful, I'm so thrilled I could die," he ...

Happiness can be experienced at a surface level, but joy comes from deep within people and can remain even during difficult or challenging experiences, Bishop Kevin Kenney said.

There is a lot of talk about happiness. Books, media, and speakers focus on happiness. Many claim it is our fundamental right to be happy, though I’m not sure why they believe so. Happiness is a ...

I am in an ongoing debate about joy. The heart of the question is this: is joy different from happiness? Some say happiness is circumstantial, while joy is concrete. Happiness is a feeling, while joy ...

Author Arthur Brooks brings along counterintuitive ideas about happiness as a habit, the difference between joy and happiness, public vs. anonymous philanthropy, and how the pursuit of money can ...

I came across a wonderful quote from the online newsletter, Elephant Journal: Around the same time, I reconnected with Kaia Roman. I quoted her in a previous article about mindfulness for kids at ...