Minute Meditations
God Loves Us to the End
In you, Holy Cross, we see God who loves even to the end, and we see the hatred of those who want to dominate, that hatred which blinds the minds and hearts of those who prefer darkness to light. O Cross of Christ, Arc of Noah that saved humanity from the ļ¬ood of sin, save us from evil and from the Evil One. O Throne of David and seal of the divine and eternal Covenant, awaken us from the seduction of vanity! O cry of love, inspire in us a desire for God, for goodness and for light.
As I Have Done, So You Must Do
Perhaps no action by Pope Francis has generated as much astonishment as his washing the feet of prisonersāmen, women, Christian, Muslim. It is a return to what Jesus intended: As I have done, so you must do. The Holy Thursday ...
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Pray for Grace
Most of us arenāt likely to betray anyone to a death squad. But as we meditate on the events of the Passion, we might reļ¬ect on the times weāve betrayed a trust, the times weāve talked about someone behind their ...
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Live Life as a Gift
Love always takes this path: to give oneās life. To live life as a gift, a gift to be givenānot a treasure to be stored away. And Jesus lived it in this manner, as a gift. And if we live ...
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We Are the Body of Christ
As members of the body of Christ, we experience the death and resurrection that Jesus did. Everything in our livesāthe heights of joy and triumph, the depths of suffering and deathāis united with the life of Christ. The cross is ...
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Love Frees Us
Selļ¬shness leads nowhere and love frees. Those who are able to live their lives as a gift to give others will never be alone and will never experience the drama of the isolated conscience. Jesus says something remarkable to us: ...
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The Good News
Jesusā death and resurrection express a reality that is complicated, emotionally moving, and yet joyful. Death does not have the last word. And that is indeed the good news. God is the one who will be there for us! God is ...
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