Pause for Prayer

The story is told of a monk who had a very short temper and who made life extremely difficult for his community. One day, for some unspecified but very trivial reason, he lost his temper and was so angry that he actually died in the midst of his rage. His community, having been at the [...]

There is a famous poem about a man by the name of Abou Ben Adam. One night, Abou Ben Adam was lying on his bed. He couldn’t sleep because he was so full of peace and happiness. Well, I think that puts him in a lovely minority. How wonderful to be so full of peace [...]

It was an ordinary Sunday Mass in St Paul’s basilica in Rome. I’m sure everybody was touched as the priest started to speak.
He opened his homily by referring to his recent visit to his homeland, his first for some years, when he went directly to visit his mother. With the renowned love of the Italians [...]

Check out the newly-updated website at http://pauseandpray.com
 

It still has some distance to cover, but the ‘old’ site has a new look. My prayer is that you will find it a useful resource as you try to find God in the events of daily life.
 

God bless,
Sr. Janet

Pope Benedict is not afraid of a gesture that makes a link with the people who encounter him.
I had the opportunity, when he visited Vatican Radio, to see just how much he tries to do what others want of him. Thus, when he visited Vatican Radio, it was less the Pope who organised the visit [...]