Pause+Pray

Violence and racism against people with Asian descent is on the rise in our country. Volunteering for charities or ministries where people of various backgrounds are served is a great way to break down the walls of bias.

St. Anthony of Padua is known as the finder of lost objects. He can also help us find the intangibles—such as joy.

No matter how much we practice patience, no matter how much we pray, sometimes the morning arrives when we must take the action we’ve been contemplating—and it can be scary.

When the stress level and busyness in my life are high, I don’t always take time to thank God for the daily gifts he gives me.

In writing about a South African Women’s March for Freedom during the era of apartheid, poet June Jordan concludes a poem with the affirmation, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”

Jesus came to the well on a hot day, tired from his long journey. He encountered a Samaritan woman and began to tell her personal, private details about her life no one else knew.