ACQUIRING CONTENTMENT by Fulton J Sheen      All the passages below are taken from Fulton J Sheen’s book “Way To Happiness.” Contentment is not an innate virtue. It is acquired through great resolution and diligence in conquering unruly desires; hence it is an art which few study. Because there are millions of discontented souls in the … Continue reading ACQUIRING CONTENTMENT by Fulton J Sheen

                   Can We Learn to Be Contented by J R Miller? J. R. Miller http://www.gracegems.org Someone has said that if men were to be saved by contentment, instead of by faith in Christ, most people would be lost. Yet contentment is possible. There was one man at least who said, and said it very honestly, "I … Continue reading Can We Learn to Be Contented by J R Miller?

        Cheerful Counsel for Christians by J R Miller Philippians 4:1-13 J. R. Miller http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm The Epistle to the Philippians is full of cheer and inspiration. Although written in a prison, a sweet song sings though it all. No other of the churches established by Paul, seems to have given him so much comfort—as did this church at Philippi. … Continue reading Cheerful Counsel for Christians by J R Miller

      CONTENTMENT By William S Plumer By William S. Plumer http://www.gracegems.org "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content--—whether well-fed or hungry, whether in abundance or … Continue reading CONTENTMENT By William S Plumer

Happiness on YouTube Happiness 101 with Tal Ben-Shahar (in 68 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-RVECUWOGQThe Art of Living Every Minute of Your Life (in 60 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xBjIHEhtgMatthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness (in 21 min)http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness.html“Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life" by Rev. James Martin, S.J (in 45 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxIgexPM0Zk&feature=relatedThe Pursuit of Happiness by Ajahn … Continue reading Happiness on YouTube

Our struggle for proper celebration by Fr Ronald Rolheiser                   The CatholicNews    Sunday April 7, 2019 We don't know how to celebrate things as they're meant to be celebrated. We want to, but mostly we don't know how. Generally we celebrate badly. How do we normally celebrate? By overdoing things; by taking a lot of the things … Continue reading Our struggle for proper celebration by Fr Ronald Rolheiser

           Secrets of Contentment by J R Miller The Hidden Life J. R. Miller, 1895 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm "I am glad to thinkI am not bound to make the world go right,But only to discover, and to do with cheerful heart,The work which God appoints." Someone has said, that if men were to be saved by contentment, instead … Continue reading Secrets of Contentment by J R Miller

                       The Duty of Laughter by J R Miller                             J. R. Miller, 1899 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm They tell us that laughter is dying out among men. If so, it is a pity. The Wise Man says that "there is a time to laugh." That is, there is a time when laughter is right, when it is a duty—and when it … Continue reading The Duty of Laughter by J R Miller

           The Habit of Happiness by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1898 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm Our habits make us. Like wheels running on the road, they wear the tracks or ruts in which our life moves. Our character is the result of our habits. We do the same thing over and over a thousand times, and by and … Continue reading The Habit of Happiness by J R Miller

             The Secret of Gladness by J R Miller J.R. Miller, 1899 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm "But let all who take refuge in You be glad; let them ever sing for joy!" Psalm 5:11 "I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High." Psalm 9:2 "I will be glad and rejoice in Your love" Psalm 31:7 "Rejoice in the LORD and … Continue reading The Secret of Gladness by J R Miller

When the Song Begins by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1905 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm PREFACE The chapters of this little book are intended to help people in learning how to live. They are meant to translate the teachings of the Christian Scriptures—into the language of the common days and the common experiences of life so that even a … Continue reading When the Song Begins by J R Miller