Nov 15, 2022
We consider joy in the growing list of values that can lead us to gratitude. Joy is something that most of us have experienced before, but it helps to stop and think more about it. What is joy? Is it the same as happiness or is it different? How do we find joy? One challenge for many of us, how do we hold onto joy when...
Oct 14, 2022
What is hope? We look at some different aspects of what it is. Hope involves resiliency when our plans do not happen as we had imagined. Humility helps us to sort out realistic hope from too high expectations. 'Sometimes we must lose what we wanted before we can find it' is an important lesson for holding onto hope....
Sep 24, 2022
One of the stepping stones to gratitude is caring. Most of us have experience in caring relationships. The capacity to care maybe what makes humans unique. Caring is central to the Golden Rule in its various forms, giving us a minimal definition of community. When we learn we can have an impact on the lives of...
Aug 29, 2022
In this episode, we begin a new direction: How to find gratitude. Gratitude involves a number of attitudes and feelings such as care, joy, hope and beauty. Exploring these in subsequent episodes will bring us to the threshold of gratitude. Fr. Thomas offers advice on how to find a balance between gratitude and...
Aug 3, 2022
What is the purpose of righteous anger? Any kind of anger is a short term emotion. It can only be sustained by finding new targets to resent and with which to be angry. Righteous anger raises our awareness, but should lead to compassionate confidence. Compassionate confidence is more durable over time since it...