Pause+Pray

My Mind’s Patterns

Richard Rohr sometimes talks about how negative thoughts have a way of sticking to our brains like velcro, while positive thoughts have a way of slipping away like teflon.

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Hope for a Fractured World

Take a break today from the burden of the day’s news, and the cacophony of social media. In that stillness, let the soft healing of the Holy Spirit fill in those spaces where you usually find worry.
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Under His Wings

I will meditate on you. “You indeed are my savior, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy” (Ps 63:8).
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Praying the Pictures

Seeing God smile back—captured in the eyes of loved ones—can be called the Way of the Family.
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Fear That Has Said Its Prayers

There is nothing wrong with being afraid. The challenge is not being afraid of being afraid.
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What Legacy Will You Leave?

Each of our lives will tell a unique story, and will carry a spark of the divine power and presence of God. Where is God asking to pour you out like fine oil?
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Letting Go of What We Love

Despite physical and mental problems that led to his death a few years later, Louis Martin did nothing to discourage his daughter Thérèse’s vocation.
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