FOX News religion analyst, program director of the Catholic Channel on SiriusXM radio, and bestselling author Father Jonathan Morris reveals how the Serenity Prayer offers a sure path to peace and fulfillment for everyone, not just those in recovery programs. The Serenity Prayer states:Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Exploring the prayer phrase by phrase, Morris shows the hope that can be found by gaining a deeper spiritual understanding of its words and by practicing its message. Enlightening and profound, The Way of Serenity includes moving narratives, illuminating historical anecdotes, and pertinent biblical passages that demonstrate the power of the Serenity Prayer to help us grow closer to God and find greater peace and happiness.

The Way of Serenity - Finding Peace and Happiness in the Serenity Prayer

"Inviting, accessible and personal. . . . A reminder of an overlooked truth: faith leads to joy." -James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) EverythingFox News analyst Father Jonathan Morris challenges the wisdom espoused by New Age self-help experts with the time-tested counsel found in the Bible. Readers who may have sought solace in popular self-help books like Eckart Tolle's A New Earth, Rhonda Byrne's The Secret, or Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success will be enthralled by Morris's moving argument about the enduring spiritual succor awaiting in Scripture.

God Wants You Happy - From Self-Help to God's Help

In his work as a priest and commentator for FOX News, Father Jonathan Morris has traveled to the troubled spots of the world, meeting with Muslim youth during the rioting in Paris, sitting down with populists at odds with the Church in Venezuela, and investigating human trafficking in Germany. Now Father Jonathan peels back the layers of questions that arise when someone asks, "Why me?" in response to human suffering. With an accessible voice and calming pastoral guidance, Father Jonathan leads readers through each step of suffering-from doubt and anger to healing and acceptance. The Promise comprises three parts, each addressing a step in the process of healing. Part 1, "God on Trial, " speaks to doubts and anger that arise when we suffer and poses tough questions such as "Does God even care?" and "Why should we trust a God who allows innocent suffering?" Part 2 takes the reader on a journey of finding emotional and spiritual healing from suffering. In part 3 Father Jonathan introduces the five "Principles for Freedom-Living." From living your personal vocation to a step-by-step guide for sketching a plan for your spiritual life, the freedom principles are practical and easily applied to everyday life. Together these five principles have the power to transform what would otherwise be useless suffering into a means of great sanctification and personal fulfillment. While pulling back the layers of philosophy and theology that surround human suffering, Father Jonathan offers not only a deeply spiritual answer but also a practical one to this most fundamental of human questions: Why do we suffer?The Promise not only addresses how to understand and live with suffering, but also poses the toughest question regarding our relationship to God: Why do we suffer under a benevolent God? Father Jonathan delves into how we can heal from the spiritual, emotional, and even physical scars left behind by suffering. The Promise offers five principles for living a free life, or a life free of the fear that God is not there for us, and offers comfort and hope to those experiencing hard times.

The Promise - God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts

Je ne me considère pas comme un média. Il se trouve que j'ai eu des opportunités dans les médias. Je ne me considère pas comme un cheminement de carrière. Je suis juste un chrétien et un prêtre catholique.

Le simple fait de prendre conscience de la miséricorde et de la compassion de Dieu pour nous est une grande motivation pour nous d'être miséricordieux et compatissants envers les autres et de prendre des mesures vers la rencontre de Dieu.

La grâce et la miséricorde de Dieu sont plus grandes que le plus grand défi auquel nous pouvons être confrontés aujourd'hui et la pire décision que nous puissions prendre aujourd'hui.

Pourquoi les humains ne font-ils jamais comme on leur dit? Quelqu'un devrait vous remplacer tous par des robots. Non, en deuxième position, ils ne devraient pas, mauvaise idée.

Les gens recherchent des raisons de croire, recherchent des réponses aux grandes questions existentielles de "Pourquoi suis-je ici?" Et "De quoi parle la vie?" Je trouve que les gens peuvent accepter l'enseignement de l'Évangile lorsqu'il leur est présenté de manière rationnelle et positive.

Les gens - catholiques et non-catholiques - sont incroyablement ouverts pour recommencer dans leur marche avec Jésus et dans l'église quand ils entendent la clarté et l'honnêteté. Ce qu'ils ne supportent pas, Dieu merci, c'est la malhonnêteté et la dissimulation. Et donc je parle aussi ouvertement que possible des difficultés de l'église parce que nous ne devrions pas avoir peur d'appeler un abus du merveilleux cadeau que Dieu nous donne de l'église. Lorsque nous - ses membres et ses dirigeants - sommes imparfaits, nous devons changer. Nous devons recommencer. Cela commence par l'honnêteté.

La colère est le feu. Ça brûle à l'intérieur. Il détruit.

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