Seeking Hapiness
This is identified as one of the most important reasons why people behave the way they do
Desire for happiness
A negative social behavior people might use as a way to try and escape their own unhappiness
Bullying Others
The only one who can completely satisfy a person's search for true happiness
God
The famous Church writer who discussed the search for happiness more than 1,500 years ago
St. Augustine
This Apostle first introduced the metaphor of the Church as the "Body of Christ" in his letters to early Christian communities.
St. Paul
Some people try to find lasting happiness by acquiring these, along with making a lot of money.
material possessions
People often feel forced into negative behaviors to escape unhappiness due to the pressure of this group
Peer groups
The specific place deep within a human where God created the desire for true happiness
The heart (or core)
St. Augustine famously wrote that our hearts are this "until they rest in [God]."
Restless
According to St Paul’s teaching, this person is the "Head" of the Body, which is the Church.
Jesus Christ
People may behave in specific ways just to impress this group of people.
Peers
Two substances mentioned in the source that people might use to try to escape from feeling unhappy.
Drugs and alcohol
God placed the desire for happiness in humans for this specific purpose
To encourage them to seek God
The name of the book where St. Augustine's famous quote about the search for God is found.
Confessions
This is described as the most important parish gathering where the community meets Jesus in each other, in the Word, and in Holy Communion.
Eucharist (or Mass)
Seeking happiness through fame or power often fails because people who look for it this way are never fully this
Satisfied
An emotional reaction where a person avoids unhappiness by "shutting themselves off" from everyone else.
Isolating oneself
When people realise worldly things don't satisfy them, they often begin to look beyond this world to this person
The Creator
According to the source, wealth, fame, and power do not bring this specific kind of happiness
Lasting Happiness
St Paul explained that just as a physical body has many of these with different functions, the Church is one body made up of many different members joined to one another.
Parts
This is the reason people seeking happiness through money always want more.
Because what they have is never enough
The desire for happiness can do this to people, leading them to attempt to run away from their problems
Tempt them to escape unhappiness
The source states that the desire for true happiness is, in reality, a desire for this.
God
These are four of the deep questions people ask when searching for happiness, such as "Where can it be found?" or "Can I ever find it?"
"What is true happiness?", "Can I ever find it?", "Where can it be found?", and "How can I be happy forever?"
This term refers to a community of the faithful led by a Bishop, which consists of several local parishes
Diocese