Minute Meditations

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Foundational Love

Great religion seeks utter awareness and full consciousness, so that we can, in fact, receive all. Everything belongs and everything can be received.
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Making Christ Flesh in History

Mary becomes Salvadoran and makes Christ flesh in the history of El Salvador. And Mary takes on your last name and my last name to bring forth the history of your family, of my family, in the eternal life of ...
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Advent with Saint Clare

“She was the first flower in Francis’ garden, and she shone like a radiant star.” —Saint Bonaventure On Sunday we begin the Advent season, leading us to the birth of Christ. As we walk this journey, we will be joined ...
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Francis: A Man Whose Whole Being Radiated Joy

Francis was becoming a happy man, not giddy, but a man whose whole being radiated joy. He had endured hatred and abuse in patience for two years already, and yet his spirit seemed more steadfast with the passing weeks and ...
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God's Kingdom Is Already Being Realized

In one sense, what the Voice said to Francis is what he already knew, that beneath what appears on the surface is the priceless gold of what everything really is: God’s precious creation. And even greater than the created thing ...
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Gather around the Table of Plenty

Eating is not only an individual delight but also, and mainly, a communal experience. Family reunions mean sharing story after story around the table. The food served becomes the backdrop for a renewal of mutual concerns remembered and new events ...
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Food Symbolizes Our Gratitude to God

Food is a symbol of our gratitude to God and our mutual appreciation for one another. It is a commodity to share as well as an expression of how much we care. Feeding the hungry is a virtue that must ...
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