Pause+Pray

We often take for granted that someone will be there to help us in our time of need. Only when we need them do we think of them.

I thought my pilgrimage to Assisi would be aimed toward solitude, silence, and stillness. But I was surprised to find that the healing and peace I found came through people and conversations

Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.

With the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, we as a Church—and beyond—take a moment to recognize the world-shaking faith and example of this holy man.

We are living Canticles of God. St. Francis understood that better than anyone.

Because motherhood requires women to offer so much of their own spirits, it can lead to feeling depleted.