"Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures."

-St. Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas - Joyful Mysteries

Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, Archbishop of Newark

A Valentine's Day Gift Guide, at TOH Blog

Our Church and Our "Elites", by Anthony Esolen at The Catholic Thing 

Beautiful Small Space Living in a 19th Century Swedish Apartment, by Niki Brantmark at My Scandinavian Home

3 Ex-Satanists Come Home to the Catholic Church, by Jim Graves at NCR

One-Pot Chicken and Artichoke Cavatappi, by Katie Curtis at The Humble Onion 

Lavish Grace, by Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand

Arresting Photos Document the Polar Bears Occupying an Abandoned Weather Station in Russia, by Grace Ebert at Colossal 

On Tech and Dignity: The Posthuman Technology that Threatens Us All, by Deion Kathawa at Public Discourse