make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
The Church is experiencing a profound renewal — a new springtime of faith. But what does that look like in your home? In your parish? In your daily life?
We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity for renewal: a new springtime. As Catholics, we aren't called to retreat from the world, but to become leaven within it—to live so fully in the joy and freedom of the Gospel that our lives might become an invitation.
Let's explore what it means to live as an authentic Catholic family in our time: the beauty of the Faith, the reality of raising children in Christ, the struggles and triumphs of Catholic life, and how ordinary families become instruments of the New Evangelization. From marriage and parenthood to education and community, let's look at joy—rooted in Christ and His Church—might become the normal rhythm of Catholic life.
Let's usher in the New Springtime Pope John Paul II proclaimed. Catholic family life doesn't have to look perfect to be beautiful. The world doesn't need more noise. It needs to see Catholics living with conviction, charity, and contagious joy.
Let's make joy normal.
make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
transcendentals: that which transcends and why it matters (an interview with John Paul Meenan)
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We welcome once again Prof. John Paul Meenan to discuss the transcendentals (Truth, Goodness, Unity and Beauty) and how they manifest themselves in our lives. We discuss discernment in the moral life, how God draws us to deeper conversion and a few helpful resources.
Catholic Heritage Curricula - Ever Ancient, Ever New
3:58 - Defining and understanding the transcendentals
12:46 - God's Law and the natural law
22:33 - Beauty and the science of Beauty
32:00 - On the moral life and conversion
42:37 - The role of Unity
46:15 - Simple ways to deepen our understanding
51:02 - The transcendentals as the pathway to God
The Way of Beauty by David Clayton
Art and Scholasticism by Jacques Maritain
Ever Ancient, Ever New: Art History, Appreciation, Theory, and Practice
Discernment: how do we know if we're making the right decisions - an interview with John Paul Meenan (podcast)
eyes to see (blog post)
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