KDŻG blog

Pope Francis is calling you to be holy! But what does it mean to be holy? Isn’t that reserved to those who “withdraw from ordinary affairs to spend much time in prayer?” (GE, 14) It is essential to engage in frequent dialogue with Jesus. The more we encounter Jesus, the more we are transformed! Our ears become increasingly fine-tuned to single out God’s voice from the many noises and distractions.

Happiness. Happiness and contentment are terms that are often taken for granted and thrown about without being given much thought. This does not diminish the fact that everyone wants one thing, that is to be happy, whatever that means! Diener et al., (2008)’s research exhibits, how being happy is desirable and necessary for the wellbeing of an individual. But what is happiness? What is contentment?

A seminarian I know recently went to a party on a Friday evening at a local university campus. The group was a crowd of young, college students and when he was introduced as a seminarian, as someone who was trying to become a priest and who had taken a vow of celibacy, the mention of celibacy evoked some giggles in the room, some banter, and a number of jokes about how much he must be missing out on in life.