Category: Joy Stories
Got Joy? Latest posts 8-31-18
First Call by Nancy Shuman Sometimes I would sneak into the empty church during recess. I’d slip away from the other kids and run along the alley between my school and church, and I’d tug open the gigantic wooden door and tiptoe into quiet. It was perfect. https://joyalive.net/joy-stories-the-first-call-by-nancy-shuman-2/ Stirring Slumbering Souls by Michael Seagriff How many...
Joy Stories: The First Call by Nancy Shuman
In memory of Nancy Schuman who died on August 30, 2017. I fell in love for the first time when I was six years old. Coming from an “unchurched but Catholic-on-the-books” family, I did not learn of Jesus until I entered first grade. I’m forever grateful to my parents for sending me to Catholic school, for...
Featured Favorite: ‘Jesus loves me’
by Linda Schubert I spent my early childhood years on my grandmother’s 2400-acre ranch high up in the Santa Lucia mountain range along the Northern California coast between Monterey and Big Sur. My early education was in a one-room school on the coast with 15 students, six grades in one room. Dad, Charlie Vander Ploeg,...
Julie Davis tops the JOYAlive.net charts!
The stats are in! The highest rated post on JOYAlive.net for 2017 with 462 views was From Atheist to Happy Catholic, the dramatic conversion story of Julie Davis. Congratulations, Julie! Later in the year, I interviewed Julie about her new book, Seeking Jesus. That interview was published on CatholicStand.com and CatholicMom.com. Joy Stories Everyone...
Joy Story: Finding Jesus in the Eucharist
By Greg Wasinski As a lifelong Catholic, I spent many years going through the motions of Mass, catechism class, sacramental preparation and prayer without allowing myself to appreciate the beauty of our faith. During an adult period of my life, I even drifted away from going to church altogether. So often, even when I was...