Minute Meditations

Father and daughter joyfully giving "high-fives"

Intention/Attention

Edward Sri May 18, 2024

God looks at us the way a good dad looks at his son or daughter.

Divine Beyond the Mind

Stephen Copeland May 17, 2024

Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.

Angel kneeling before Mary at the annunciation

The Humble Handmaiden

Holly Schapker May 16, 2024

Mary offers to share with us her graces, her love, and her mystery, symbolized in the roses adorning her halo.

Filled with Grace

Holly Schapker May 15, 2024

We all imitate Mary and experience her reality every time we attend Mass.

Take Nothing for the Journey

Casey Cole, OFM May 14, 2024

No matter what I come to expect, no matter how large and creative I think my imagination is, I always fall short of what God wants to accomplish.

Forgive Yourself

Martin Pable, OFM Cap May 13, 2024

Who of us has not agonized over decisions, actions, or omissions that caused pain to others and ourselves?

white dove with olive branch in its peak printed on fabric

Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking

Murray Bodo, OFM May 12, 2024

Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.

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