Articles on this issue "happiness"

Searching for Happiness

Money Can't Buy it All

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Recent research on the age-old search for happiness is confirming the opinion that material wealth alone does not bring lasting satisfaction. A recent article in the Science journal asserted …

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Searching for Happiness

Money Can't Buy it All

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Recent research on the age-old search for happiness is confirming the opinion that material wealth alone does not bring lasting satisfaction. A recent article in the Science journal asserted …

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God Guarantees Happiness, Affirms Pope

Divine Law Doesn't Halt Freedom, He Tells Biblical Commission

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God is not an obstacle to happiness, as is often thought, but rather he guarantees it, says Benedict XVI. The Pope expressed this point today when meeting with members of the Pontifical …

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The King Midas Syndrome

Luigi Bruni on the Economy of Communion

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A business theory of happiness is feasible. Some economists have attempted it. Among them is Luigi Bruni, who promotes the so-called economy of communion, which arose within the Focolare …

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Love of Christ Seen as Secret of Priests' Happiness

Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos' Letter for a World Day of Prayer

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A letter from the prefect of a Vatican congregation invites priests to fall in love with Christ as the secret of their happiness. The invitation comes from Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, …

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Bible Indicates Way to Happiness, Says John Paul II

Greets the Pontifical Biblical Commission in Audience

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In the Bible, God not only reveals himself but also the path to happiness, says John Paul II. The Pope analyzed the relation between the Bible and morality when he met today with the …

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Cardinal Schönborn Sees Christianity as a Call to Happiness

Addresses Communion and Liberation Event in Italy

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For Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Christianity and happiness should be synonymous, so he invites men and women to rediscover the grandeur of "little happinesses." He told of a phrase of his …

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Evangelization Needs to Awaken a Longing for Love of God, Says John Paul II

Cautions That the World Distracts People From Seeking Real Happiness

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The challenge of the new evangelization is to help people, distracted by sin and the world, rediscover a longing for the love of God, says John Paul II. The Pope expressed this in a message …

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God's Forgiveness Is What Gives True Happiness, Pope Says

Reflects on Psalm 50, "Miserere," at the General Audience

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True happiness lies in experiencing God's forgiveness, which requires repentance, John Paul II said. The Pope made that observation today at the general audience when he offered the 1,000 …

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Cardinal Ratzinger Says Catechism Is a Manual for Happiness

Opens Conference That Marks 10th Anniversary of Its Publication

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a guide to the discovery of real happiness, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said when he opened a conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of its …

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