Pause+Pray

When we lose someone we love, it can feel like the hole left in our heart is never going to heal. And, unfortunately, that is true.

The days are getting shorter and the trees are losing their leaves. Fall always brings with it a sense of reflection as the year is winding down.

By leaning on God, Thérèse endured the many criticisms and kissed the floor with grace.

Reading the laws in Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy, we may feel a little frightened; if the sheer number doesn’t overwhelm us, the strangeness and seeming brutality often does.

Sometimes my thoughts get overrun with many responsibilities and the challenging things that happen in life. I think Paul’s advice is a good: to “think of what is above.”

Reflect As James Finley at the Center for Action of Contemplation sometimes says, “You are being loved into existence.” This is an ever-present reality. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing—here, now—God is filling up your spirit, soul, and body with ...