Pause+Pray

My third-grade granddaughter’s science essay delighted me: a picture of her pointing to her head and words that explained why her brain is the most important part of her body.

Regardless of the details, the habit of keeping a gratitude journal makes us more alert and sensitive. The more we seek things and people to record, the more grateful we become.

We live in very divided times. Sometimes it seems as if there is nothing people can discuss without becoming defensive, angry, or hurt.

Marian apparitions bring us so much guidance, beauty, and sustenance. The apparition of Our Lady of Knock, Ireland, is the only apparition where not a word was spoken by the Blessed Mother. 

St. Francis valued knowledge as a tool for understanding God’s creation. Embracing simplicity allows us to pursue knowledge with humility and a thirst for wisdom.

Peter believed in Jesus’ forgiveness and love. Ask God to forgive you for yesterday’s sins—and forgive yourself as well.