Pause+Pray

There is no shortage of bad news at our fingertips: televisions, radios, smartphones, and computers are delivery methods that feed our collective anxieties. Let’s turn them off and focus on the Good News instead.

The mercy of God is unending and yet sometimes that is hard for us to accept. Pope Francis once said, “God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.”

Difficult experiences are the hardest things for which to be thankful. But sometimes years later, we may see how a gift was hidden there.

In the last part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, as he travels through heaven, Dante comes to realize that it isn’t through any effort on his part. Something else moves him through his journey. And that is love.

Make a donation of time, talent, or treasure to an organization or cause that helped you when you needed it most.

Arrogance and self-promotion are very human, which means we all have fallen into those traps. But humility is the path we should be on.