About this episode

The episode explores the importance of humor in the Christian life and its virtues.

Is laughter just entertainment, or is it an important part of the Christian life? In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony explore the surprising virtue of humor. They discuss why Christians sometimes become overly serious, how St. Thomas Aquinas viewed wit as a virtue, and why laughter can deepen friendship, relieve tension, and even help us speak the truth with charity. Have a favorite joke? We want to hear it, drop it in the comments! Join Exodus 90 for St. Michael's Lent with with Fr. Columba Jordan starting on August 12th: https://exodus90.com/godsplaining For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker: https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop merch: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Justice: Judge Rightly, Give Freely: https://a.co/d/0dx0V5AT O Sacred Banquet: Exploring the Eucharistic Mystery with Saint Thomas…

People in this episode

Hosts: Fr. Gregory, Fr. Joseph-Anthony

Topics covered

• humor
• Christian life
• virtue of humor
• friendship
• laughter
• St. Thomas Aquinas

Keywords

• humor
• Christianity
• laughter
• friendship
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• virtue

Sponsors

Exodus 90, Catholic Woodworker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exodus 90, Catholic Woodworker

Books & works: St. Dominic Rosary, Justice: Judge Rightly, Give Freely, O Sacred Banquet: Exploring the Eucharistic Mystery with Saint Thomas Aquinas, Witness, Training the Tongue, Your Eucharistic Identity, St. Dominic's Way of Life

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