Pause+Pray

Reflect  For St. Francis, hospitality was an essential component of faith. Today, think about your definition of “hospitality”.  Pray As I go about my day,passing strangers–at my appointments, running ordinary errands–help me really seehow much I am like every other ...

Reflect People often talk of discernment as if it were something akin to magic, a kind of mystical conjuring of God’s guidance or will. But what if discerning God’s will isn’t mysterious and magical? What if all we have to ...

Reflect In Genesis 28:16, Jacob awakes from a dream and says, “Truly, the Lord is in this place and I did not know it!” Pray Dear Lord,My head understands you are with me,but my heart doesn’t always feel it.Where are you ...

Reflect The political infighting in this country worsens by the week. Now is the right time to ask ourselves: Am I part of the problem or the solution? Pray God of all,The noise in this country is deafening.Kindness and understanding ...

Reflect For many of us, going to confession can be a fearful and anxiety-filled act. We are afraid of making a mistake, afraid of admitting our shame, our failings, and afraid of what the priest will think of us after ...

Reflect Sometimes the flame of our love for God grows dim. It is then that we must return to the small ways God woos us in everyday life. Our prayer is this: Pray Holy God,Make yourself known to mein the ...