We hope you enjoy this fascinating talk from Professor Arthur Brooks on the pursuit of happiness, and why it seems hard to come by in today's culture.

I distinctly remember the day I sat in my junior English class after returning from Christmas break. My teacher asked us what our New Year’s resolutions were for the year. To be honest, I can’t remember mine, but I remember a classmate’s: starting a gratitude journal . That sounded like a good idea...

Sister Josephine Garrett shares a heartfelt reflection on the meaning of real joy, not as fleeting happiness, but as a steady and deep assurance rooted in God’s love. Through her personal journey, she invites us to explore how suffering, prayer, and surrender can open our hearts to something...

What is this journey in between the event we call “birth” and the one we call “death” and what is the meaning of life for Christians? Is the journey taking you somewhere, or are you leading yourself to some kind of destination – a destination that could extend beyond your last breath? What do you...

It’s inevitable that our parents shape us – for good and bad. Andrew talked about growing up in a home where his dad shut down his emotions and his mother was unable to be present to him. It inevitably set the tone for how he would approach his own life and emotions. But there’s something unjust in...

Tired of asking your kids to put down their phones and look at you when you're talking with them? Guilty of checking your own phone and half-listening when they're trying to talk to you? Wish your child didn't always answer "Nothing" when you ask, "What did you do at school today?" Wish family...

My husband Arthur and I are, in many ways, total opposites. I write; he welds. I think big-picture, while he minds the details. I’m risk-averse, while he takes chances. So, it’s no surprise that we differ when it comes to faith. I’m a cradle Catholic, born and raised in a devout family that...

What is our purpose and meaning? What are we moving towards? In one of his final television interviews Viennese psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, author of "Man's Search for Meaning" explains how Logotherapy's concepts of meaning and self-transcendence contrast the deterministic views of modern...

Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist and organizational psychologist, explains how deeply rooted beliefs can limit our potential and keep us trapped in patterns of thought. These perceptions, often shaped by our upbringing and environment, aren’t necessarily our own—but they can be changed. Nicole...