//podcastplus.net/feed/chasing-joy-fr-ed-hays-on-an-ncr-podcast-2~1b605a81 A podcast from National Catholic Reporter Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:04:22 +0000 http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/haysjoy2.mp3 Chasing Joy: Musing on Life in a Bittersweet World, by Father Edward Hays, is a spiritual meditation on life in a bittersweet world. Hays talks to Tom Fox about what is joy and what isn't, the components of authentic joy, and its connections with anguish, suffering and death. He speaks about the connections joy has with gratitude and prayer. Hays, a priest in the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, is one of the modern eras spiritual gurus. His book is published by Ave Maria press. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:23:03 +0000 http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/haysjoy2.mp3 http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/haysjoy2.mp3 Chasing Joy: Musing on Life in a Bittersweet World, by Father Edward Hays, is a spiritual meditation on life in a bittersweet world. Hays talks to Tom Fox about what is joy and what isn't, the components of authentic joy, and its connections with anguish, suffering and death. He speaks about the connections joy has with gratitude and prayer. Hays, a priest in the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, is one of the modern eras spiritual gurus. His book is published by Ave Maria press. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:23:03 +0000 http://ncrnews.org/ncrpodcasts/haysjoy2.mp3