Between Heaven and Mirth

Between Heaven and Mirthwill make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good Gods own goal for us. Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New YorkFromThe Colbert Reports official chaplain James Martin, SJ, author of theNew York TimesbestsellingThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, comes a revolutionary look at how joy, humor, and laughter can change our lives and save our spirits.A Jesuit priest with a busy media ministry, Martin understands the intersections between spirituality and daily life. InBetween Heaven and Mirth, he uses scriptural passages, the lives of the saints, the spiritual teachings of other traditions, and his own personal reflections to show us why joy is the inevitable result of faith, because a healthy spirituality and a healthy sense of humor go hand-in-hand with God's great plan for humankind.