Pause+Pray

St. Monica (332-387) wasn’t embarrassed about the way she evangelized to her son—although Augustine certainly was from time to time!

Philosopher and activist Simone Weil said that we need saints for today. We need people who join contemplation and action to heal the world and aim toward far horizons of relational and planetary healing.

We’re taxed, exhausted, and perhaps a little numb a year and a half past when the COVID-19 pandemic set in. Before the pandemic, the efforts of health-care workers went largely unnoticed.

We’re taught to forgive when we are wronged, to turn the other cheek. Sometimes it’s even more difficult to forgive ourselves.

Who is struggling with some physical ailment in your life? It could be mental health, as well. Today, don’t hesitate to reach out.

People found Jesus scandalously ordinary. Why couldn’t he muster some pyrotechnics, or at least a last-minute save from the crucifix?