Pause+Pray

Peace does not mean everything is perfect or feels good all the time. Rather, peace is the living presence of God at all times, in all situations.

On this New Year’s Day, for what are you thankful in the past year? What are your dreams—your “yes”—for the year to come?

What does expressing gratitude really mean? What is something in your daily life that you take for granted but that is actually a blessing from God?

A truly grateful person overlooks the negatives to focus on the world’s abundant delights. People want to be around them, to become as thankful as they are.

The optimist believes everything will work itself out. As Christians we are not optimists; we are people of hope.

Simply by going to Mass each Sunday, we hear a huge portion of the Bible over the course of three years.