Minute Meditations

homeless man with a sign, begging for help.

Beggar, Mystic, Man of God

Murray Bodo, OFM July 20, 2025

Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.

open hands receiving a white dove, symbol of peace

St. Francis: Artisan of Peace

Pat McCloskey, OFM April 26, 2025

Peace is a gift from God. Human actions that cooperate with God’s grace activate peace in the world.

black sneakers standing next to a bible verse engraved in stone tile.

Carlo Acutis: You Belong to the Ages

Christopher Heffron April 25, 2025

I have always categorized you, Carlo, as “the millennial saint,” but that is limiting. You are timeless.

multiple hands touching, connecting with each other.

We Are Interconnected

Darleen Pryds, PhD April 24, 2025

When the realities of life hit, and you have lost everything, what is left is the stunning beauty of our relationships with one another, with this world, and with God.

person looking into the night sky filled with stars.

Intimacy with God

Murray Bodo, OFM April 23, 2025

There is a mysticism for everyone. The mysticism Francis offers is for all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.

Call On the Spirit

Mark P. Shea April 22, 2025

“Virtue—even attempted virtue—brings light; indulgence brings fog.”

man walking in the desert, looking into the distance.

Go and Find God in the Desert

Martin J.P. Gianotti April 21, 2025

It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground and began the storming of the Promised Land.

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