Minute Meditations

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The Seed of Hope

Albert Haase, OFM May 13, 2025

Hope cannot be bought or taught. It can only be received and awakened.

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Conversion Is Never Easy

Christopher Heffron March 7, 2025

Imagine the logistics and the dangers St. Francis and his companion navigated to bring his message of peace—especially to a man from another culture.

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Know Ourselves in God

Ilia Delio, OSF March 6, 2025

We are called to find God in fragile human flesh, encounter him and let ourselves be fully embraced by him.

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How Does Jesus Live in Me?

Ilia Delio, OSF March 5, 2025

Christ, the Word incarnate, is the person in whom each person finds his or her unique meaning and origin.

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When We Find God

Ilia Delio, OSF March 4, 2025

Prayer begins in the poverty of the desert and is the cry of the poor person who is far from home and seeks the way to the source of life.

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‘Protect All Those Who Flee’

Christopher Heffron March 3, 2025

It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws.

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Don’t Block Out the Spirit

Ilia Delio, OSF March 2, 2025

When we are truly ourselves, God shines through us in the most glorious and unique way.

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