Minute Meditations

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi on a horse as a young soldier

St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ

The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...
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folded hands in prayer holding a rosary with a cross.

God of Overflowing Love

The goal of prayer is to make Jesus Christ alive in the believer. To bring Christ to life is the way to peace.
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folded hand in prayer while holding a Bible

Prayer Lifts Us Up

Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
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woman dancing, circling, swirling

Dance with the Spirit

Why would God summon us to be disciples of his beloved Son? In the words of a Sufi master: “I chose to call you because you need it more than the others!”
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words love and hate written on the fingers of two hands

Hatred Is a Virus

We cannot rewrite history—though it is our duty to learn from it. And there is a legacy for us to fall back on.
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A homeless man with a sign.

One Loving Body of Christ

Jesus said that love is acts, that you have to do something when you love.
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a group of people, community, holding hands in unity.

Unity through Community

Our Franciscan tradition speaks to the idea of unity through community.
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