Did you know that practicing gratitude can make you more physically and psychologically resilient and improve your relationships? It can make you live longer, think more clearly, sleep better, and forgive more readily (see…

BY LISA MLADINICH Recalling his parents’ divorce, which occurred when he was 9 years old, Deacon Matthew Halbach of the Diocese of Des Moines reflected on the radical mercy of God. He recalled how the divorce devastated his family, and how…

BY LISA MLADINICH Gary Jansen, a native of Long Island, New York, has been willing to be surprised by life. His early years spent in poverty, he worked from a young age doing odd jobs, such as manufacturing buttons, sweeping floors, and…