Minute Meditations

It is not a matter of “carrying God inside us.” That would be too mechanical. It’s better to say that we are filled with God’s presence within us—along with our weaknesses and imperfections.

Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.

Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.

How is it that a 13th-century mystic can speak to a crisis that we face in our own time?

God, my loving parent, made me, cares for me, and calls me by name. It’s up to me to answer the call. 

We all know that the three cornerstones of the Christian message are faith, hope, and charity.