VATICAN CITY — Joy is a grace and a gift of the Holy Spirit, not just positive emotions or feeling cheerful, Pope Francis said at Mass at the Vatican Thursday. Joy “is not the consequence of emotions ...

Love does not originate in human emotion, effort, or affection. It begins in the very being of God. Every act of creation, redemption, and restoration flows from His love.

One of my biggest struggles in life has been finding joy. I have certainly experienced my share of joyful moments, but only when things were going well for me. It took me many years to discover that ...

Joy is one of those themes I never tire of exploring. We sang it as Advent began—“Joy to the world, the Lord has come.” But now we turn to joy not as a seasonal sentiment, but as a character trait ...