Minute Meditations
As the Year Draws to a Close
				
			
																				
			Pope Francis		
				
																						
			December 31, 2020		
		
		
				As another year draws to an end, let us pause before the manger and express our gratitude to God for all the signs of his generosity
Embrace the Darkness
					
			
																				
			Joseph Grant		
				
																						
			December 30, 2020		
				
		
		
			Should we turn our headlights off, linger long enough in unknowing, and let our eyes adjust to the dimness, we might discover that most especially in dark times we are not alone.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						The Crib and the Cross
					
			
																				
			Murray Bodo, OFM		
				
																						
			December 29, 2020		
				
		
		
			St. Francis saw the connection between the crib and the cross.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						Master Gardener
					
			
																				
			Stephen Copeland		
				
																						
			December 28, 2020		
				
		
		
			Reflect Sometimes we overcomplicate things and slip out of an awareness of our inherent union with God and abiding in the Trinity. May this prayer help to simplify your life and longings and continue to redefine the meaning of “fruit” ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						A Glimmer of New Beginnings
					
			
																				
			Joseph Grant		
				
																						
			December 26, 2020		
				
		
		
			This sacred season of birth pangs and beginnings offers time to lovingly look back over a year of gifts, of losses, and of lessons.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						The Fragility of Newborn Life
					
			
																				
			Diane M. Houdek		
				
																						
			December 24, 2020		
				
		
		
			We know how fragile newborn life can be. And we know that these tiny lives can still be lost, even with all the technological advances of our own century.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						What We Really Want
					
			
																				
			Diane M. Houdek		
				
																						
			December 23, 2020		
				
		
		
			Somewhere in the course of a childhood or a lifetime, we learn to balance expectations and reality.		
					
					
														
									
								
													
						Read More →
					
				
						Sign Up for Our Daily Newsletter
Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray.
 
								





