Pause+Pray

As it is written in Matthew 7:1–2: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”

The past and the future are sprinkled with many blessings, however God is in the present.

Have you known a priest (or priests) along your journey who has helped transform your faith, trust, and hope?

Prayer is the cornerstone of Franciscan life, fostering a deep relationship with God.

One of the most challenging things about grief is trusting God with the person we have lost, especially when it feels like God is silent in our suffering.

While few humans are blessed with receiving a beatific vision—or seeing God directly—most of us, like Moses, see God’s back after God has come and gone. In other words, we see (or experience) God in hindsight, through holy aha moments.