Minute Meditations

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Unity through Community

Our Franciscan tradition speaks to the idea of unity through community.
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No Fear of Joy

We love the rigor of Lent. We’re not as familiar or comfortable with the joy of Easter.
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Share the Good News!

Pope Francis challenges us to share boldly our faith in the Risen Christ.
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‘Let Us Begin Again’

Like Jesus, Saint Francis made the hearts of the disciples burn when he spoke to them.
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Dead to Sin

One of the hallmarks of Francis’s life was a deep joy in the love of Christ and the glories of creation.
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‘By Your Holy Cross’

For St. Francis, meditating on the Passion was a means of uniting himself completely to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross.
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Betrayal

Betrayal strikes at the heart of relationships, at the trust that we rely on to keep us in community and family.
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