Minute Meditations
St. Anthony, Our Teacher
In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”
Loved by God, Found by St. Anthony
As Julian of Spires wrote: “The sea obeys and fetters break/And lifeless limbs thou dost restore/While treasures lost are found again/When young or old thine aid implore.”
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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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St. Anthony Sees God
One day, when Anthony came down from the tree to join the other friars for lunch, he became seriously ill.
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We Are Houses of God
If we are made in God’s spirit, then our first “church” were the bodies given to us.
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Always Say ‘I Love You’
Throughout this messy, sweet, chaotic, precious time we have together, we’ll tell each other the best thing, the only thing that really matters: “I love you.”
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Hymns of Praise
Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.
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