Pause+Pray

Reflect When Karol Wojtyla became Pope John Paul II in 1978, he was an avid skier, hiker, and swimmer. But during his nearly 27-year pontificate, age and health issues caught up with him, as they do with us all. Even ...

Reflect Recently, many young people headed back to school. But even though our school days are behind us, we are really all still learning either intentionally or unintentionally. Every day is an opportunity for us to expand our minds. We ...

Reflect Sometimes on the path we’re walking upon it is easy to become haunted by regret, comparisons, or dreams yet to be attained. The contemplative must rise above lingering either-or judgments of oneself and trust in the non-dualistic path that ...

Reflect The weather can have a direct affect on our mental and emotional well-being. But when we choose to see our connection to the created world, we can be sure that rain or shine, we will encounter the sacred. Pray ...

Reflect Losing a loved one brings with it a hurt that registers to our very souls. It’s OK to grieve that loss—even if it takes a dozen years and a thousand tears. But your loved ones are closer to you ...

Reflect In her book with this very title, Anne Lamott shows how these three prayers—asking for help, appreciating the good we find, and feeling awe at the world around us—get us through the day and show us the way forward. ...