Pause+Pray

No matter what we do with our lives, there is always a purpose to our work. Just like every piece of a puzzle is important to the finished picture, our personal contribution is essential.

We are called to be disciples of Jesus here today. Let us offer this prayer of petition to become better followers of our Lord.

When we pack for a journey, many of us over pack.

When God sees the shining saints, God once again looks on creation and finds it very good. The saints aren’t dour, but fun to be around.

Housing should be a human right, and yet many people around the world do not have a home. Even small contributions to a temporary shelter add up.

In episode 3 of Franciscan Media’s Off the Page podcast, Father Murray Bodo, OFM, discusses the creative action of partnering with God to make one’s soul, quoting poet John Keats’ notion of the world being a “vale of soul-making.”