Laughter is such a huge part of our lives that we actively seek it out. We want to watch things that make us laugh, read things that make us laugh, and spend time with people who make us laugh.
Dr. Tod Worner, Managing Editor of Evangelization & Culture, the Journal of the Word on Fire Institute, writes, “Humor and the laughter it begets are further manifestations of God’s divine spark. “Joy and Laughter,” says G.K. Chesterton, “is the gigantic secret of the Christian. There was something that God hid from all men when He went up a mountain to pray. There was something that He constantly covered by abrupt silence or impetuous isolation. There was one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth, and I have sometimes fancied that it was His mirth.”
Imagine the enormity of God’s mirth. Imagine the magnitude of his wit. God left us with just a taste of the wondrous joy to come: glorious, delicious, irrepressible laughter. Fr. James Martin is a prolific author, magazine editor, and media commentator whose witty and often humourous elucidations on Church activities and teaching are sought by many. Below is a popular video of his talk at Boston College on Joy, Humor, and the Saints. Take some time and relax with the wit and humor of Fr. James Martin – it’s time to laugh with the saints!