Minute Meditations

This year, I am wandering the Mojave in my mind and heart.

The practices of Lent help us to be both realistic and happy. The two go together in a way that consumerism can never fathom.

When our words are kind and gentle, our spirits will be too. We will have fewer regrets and be more charitable and peaceful.

Saint Anthony helped to put Francis' vision into motion.

For us, as human beings, death is dark and scary and real. Even though we believe and trust in God, death can cause anxiety and anguish.

Looking back I see how easy it was to blame God when I was the one who had gone away—forsaking the healing sacrament of God’s grace.