Laughter Is Medicine for the Soul

God gave us humans the gift of laughter. We are the sole creatures to enjoy this gift. We laugh when we are happy or when a strange thing amuses us. Laughter has many benefits. For one thing, it massages the liver! It is a sign of joy. I imagine that heaven’s halls ring with laughter. […]

Take It Easy!

As a young Sister I lived for a year at St. Benedict Convent adjacent to the Benedictine Abbey. One winter night another young Sister and I tramped to the yard outside the many windows of the Abbey. There in the snow we wrote the Benedictine motto, “Ora et Labora” (Prayer and Work), for the monks […]

Laughter, Jokes, and Joy

The Easter season, when we celebrate that God has the last laugh on Satan, is the perfect time to reflect on humor. This gift is unique to human beings. I love a good laugh. Yesterday Sister Sharon, who teaches second grade, said that in class she mentioned Pope Benedict XV. Immediately a little boy’s hand […]