Minute Meditations

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.

Turn the World Upside Down

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 10, 2020

We trust Jesus because of his suffering and its transcendent aftermath, and because he spoke from a passionate addiction to truth that is the only kind of addiction that sets us free.

The Mystical Depth of Morality

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 9, 2020

Morality says to do to others what you want done to you. This can lead to saying that if that doesn’t happen, then it’s an eye for an eye.

The Economy of Truth

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 8, 2020

We tend to diverge from the truth the more we analyze, complicate and define.

Be Perfect

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 7, 2020

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Get this and you get the whole Gospel and it changes your life.

We Have to Renew Religion

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 6, 2020

The Dalai Lama has said: “My simple religion is kindness. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.

What’s the Catch?

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 5, 2020

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. "There must be a catch." Of course there is.

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