Minute Meditations

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God Desires Communion with Us

Linda McCullough Moore July 22, 2025

Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to …

hands folded in prayer with light from behind.

Prayer Is Relationship

Linda McCullough Moore July 21, 2025

Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.

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.

hands holding a wooden cross

Love Must Expand

Leonard Foley, OFM July 19, 2025

Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.

hand reaching for a light with forest in the background

God’s Light

Maureen O'Brien July 18, 2025

Take a moment today and reflect on how God’s light has been there for you or your loved ones during these times of distress.

Bible laying open on a table with the book of Psalms.

Spend a Moment with the Psalms

Maureen O'Brien July 17, 2025

Today, find a quiet spot and spend time with the psalms. With a pencil or sticky notes, freely mark words or lines that speak to you.

woman grieving and sad kneeling at a beach.

Bring Your Sorrows to God

Maureen O'Brien July 16, 2025

The psalms repeatedly encourage us to tell the truth of how hard life can be.

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