by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Apr 14, 2020 | Culture, Happiness & Suffering, Latest
Last week witnessed an unprecedented, worldwide and—perhaps unwilling—participation in the suffering of Good Friday. Now it is time to let the blinding light of the Resurrection penetrate the darkness of these days! As we look about, signs of spring are everywhere,...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Apr 2, 2020 | Culture, Happiness & Suffering, Latest
With social distancing and self-quarantines, it can be challenging not to succumb to depression and a sense of helplessness. Many people are looking to bolster their spirits in a variety of ways. Music can have a significant impact on mood, promote sleep, and can...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jan 3, 2020 | Culture, Happiness & Suffering, Latest
“Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy.” Luke 2:10 Christmas greetings include words with multilayer meanings like “merry,” “rejoice,” and “joy.” These words may pierce one’s heart, especially if Christmas is a time of sadness associated with past or even current...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Jun 22, 2019 | Happiness & Suffering, Transcendental Desires
Gratitude is not only the key to virtue, but also to happiness and prayer. The expression “I never knew a person who was grateful and unhappy, or a person who was ungrateful and happy” captures this correlation beautifully. Much of human happiness and generosity...
by Maggie Ciskanik, M.S. | Feb 1, 2019 | Happiness & Suffering, Latest, Prayer
How to keep your resolutions and cultivate fertile ground for changes that will last. In a previous post, we examined a popular trend claiming that you create your own reality. I related it to a kind of magical thinking that first denies the reality of things “out...
by Carol Lynn Miller | Jan 27, 2019 | Consciousness, Happiness & Suffering, Latest, Philosophy
Among his widely influential teachings, St. Thomas Aquinas addressed the very core and starting point of reality, i.e., what does it mean to exist? The impact Aquinas made to the advancement of philosophical and theological thought is monumental, and he continues to...
