Minute Meditations

Pilgrims in Rome | Photo by Chris Czermak on Unsplash

Restless Hearts Fixed on God

Christopher Heffron October 22, 2025

I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.

Children praying | Photo by Carlos Magno on Unsplash

Christ Is Our Advocate

Mark Etling, PhD October 21, 2025

We believe God the Holy Spirit to be our advocate, the one who inspires and guides us on our journey of faith.

woman surrounded by peace praying during a sunset

Mighty Peace Prayer

Jack Wintz, OFM October 20, 2025

Francis of Assisi may not have written the words of the Peace Prayer attributed to him, but he certainly lived them.

God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine. If a mother can communicate to her infant, would we ever say that God does not? God is in communication with us by his very presence. It may well be ...

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God’s Work in Us

Stephen Copeland October 18, 2025

Let yourself pray without asking God for “something that I want.”

Child and father | Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash

Parenting Is Never Perfect

Theresa Cotter October 17, 2025

How do we define success in parenting? Our worth as a person is not dependent upon our child’s accomplishments; our identity as a person is not dependent upon our “success” as a parent. We are of value not because of ...