Faith -- Christianity -- does, indeed, make a man serious and thoughtful, but it does not rob him of the real pleasures of life, nor does it paralyze his energies, but it directs them aright.
-- Cardinal Newman
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Interior Joy
If Christianity sends men to learn the solemn lessons of the grave and asks them to keep in view their eternal destiny and the salvation of their priceless immortal souls, this need not make them gloomy and morose, this should not and does not make them sad and depressed; it tends, in fact, to keep them in that state in which they will be able to "rejoice in the Lord always", to be glad and cheerful and hopeful and helpful also to others, no matter what may be their outward circumstances. The peace of God is with them always; interior joy is theirs both in adversity and prosperity . . .
Faith -- Christianity -- does, indeed, make a man serious and thoughtful, but it does not rob him of the real pleasures of life, nor does it paralyze his energies, but it directs them aright.
-- Cardinal Newman
Faith -- Christianity -- does, indeed, make a man serious and thoughtful, but it does not rob him of the real pleasures of life, nor does it paralyze his energies, but it directs them aright.
-- Cardinal Newman
