Minute Meditations

St. Francis Laid the Path

Richard Rohr, OFM July 25, 2025

Imagine how different Western history and religion could have been if we had walked so tenderly and lovingly upon the earth, as Francis and Jesus did.

The Least of These

Diane M. Houdek February 22, 2021

We have an obligation as Christians to make sure we don’t settle for having merely our own needs met.

What Do Temptations Teach Us?

Richard Rohr, OFM February 21, 2021

I see the three temptations as the primal and universal temptations that all humans must face before they dare take on any kind of power—as Jesus is about to do.

Be Kind!

Richard Rohr, OFM February 20, 2021

Isaiah tries to describe what a just people and country would look like if they fasted from the right things.

The Fasting God Wants

Richard Rohr, OFM February 19, 2021

Isaiah says explicitly that God prefers another kind of fasting which changes our actual lifestyle and not just punishes our body.

A New Beginning

Richard Rohr, OFM February 17, 2021

So today you must pray for the desire to desire! Even if you do not feel it yet, ask for new and even unknown desires.

Letting Go of Ego

Richard Rohr, OFM February 16, 2021

An ego response is always an inadequate or even wrong response to the moment. It will not deepen or broaden life, love, or inner laughter.

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