Minute Meditations

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Longing for God

It is our Christian belief that when Christ, the Incarnate Word, came to dwell among us, we entered a whole new era of God’s saving presence in our world.

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Francis and Anthony: Brothers in Alms

Anthony’s ascent to sainthood was even more meteoric than Francis’.
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Build Peace in the Spirit of Francis

Peace is a gift from God. Human actions that cooperate with God’s grace activate peace in the world.
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St. Francis and the Cross

Francis always mentioned humility in the same breath with poverty.
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Tides of Prayer

Prayer has a huge ebb and flow. When we try to pray, sometimes we walk on water and sometimes we sink like a stone.
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Divine Communion

Isn’t it a consolation to know that life is not a straight line?
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Be Your Truest Self

The path into this discovery of self is the cross. The cross is a mirror. In seeing myself in that mirror, I see Christ crucified, and in seeing Christ crucified, I see my most authentic self.
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