Pause+Pray

Forgiveness isn’t just about letting our grievances go. Forgiveness is the path to restoring the love that binds us to God and to one another.

Each time I pray the words of the Serenity Prayer, I am reminded of how I am not in control of my life or the people and situations around me.

Reflect The Porziuncola, the breathtaking little chapel within St. Mary of the Angels is Assisi, is one of the utmost places that holds the spirit of St. Francis. Where in your life do you find the spirit of Francis?  Pray Holy ...

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

Reflect Have you struggled to pray when it feels dry and boring, like God is distant and not feeding us whenever we enter into prayer?  Pray St. Ignatius of Loyola, you wrote about spiritual desolation and consolation. You taught us that our zeal for ...

St. Francis of Assisi praised God for all life: the birds in the sky and the lilies of the field. Even the dog at your feet is a messenger of the Almighty—there to remind you that you are loved and ...