Pause+Pray

Our attempts to make up for deficiencies from our childhoods lead to our recurring sins. By the Holy Spirit’s gifts of insight and understanding, we can begin the process of being freed from our slavery to sin.

Of all the national holidays, Thanksgiving bears the most resemblance to the Last Supper. A meal is central to the event, everyone knows each other, and there is darkness amid the joy of gathering.

Each orchestra member's face amazes me. They do their small parts with intensity to help create the full, altogether glorious music of the orchestra.

We have been gifted with the ability to breathe God’s breath. It’s God’s breath in our lungs. In and out, nourishing our bodies. In and out, touching every fiber of our beings.

We've imagined what Peter must have felt to walk upon the waves and fall into fear, despite his Savior being in front of him. The promise of our faith is that we have not been abandoned.

Many churches are taking the lead in the environmental crisis by educating parishioners and neighborhoods about the impact of their carbon footprint.