Minute Meditations
Selfless Exchange
				
			
																				
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			May 9, 2017		
		
		
				Me, myself, and I is the exact opposite of who God is in the Holy Trinity. The Trinity, as the Catholic Church has taught for centuries, gives us a true understanding of who we are as human beings. We were meant for relationship, not individualism. God came to us as a family, and we are all part of that family, meant to emulate the same life-giving and selfless exchange.
Invitation to Serve
					
			
																				
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			May 8, 2017		
				
		
		
			In the Gospel, the Lord invites us to accept our mission without placing conditions. It is an important message which we must never forget. Mary is an example of discipleship for us who, like her, have received a vocation. Her ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Advancing God's Kingdom
					
			
																				
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			May 5, 2017		
				
		
		
			O God, who gives your missionaries the zeal to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the nations, give us the desire to advance your kingdom wherever we may be. May we share a deep desire to show you ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Multiple Personalities
					
			
																				
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			May 4, 2017		
				
		
		
			There has always been a diverse group of personalities at table with the Lord. At this time in history, you and I now are present. We, like the apostles, are unreliable and weak and afraid. We are inconstant in our ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Proclaim with Joy
					
			
																				
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			May 3, 2017		
				
		
		
			I want to be a woman whose faith in God’s promises holds no matter how long there is no visible evidence of it—a woman who uses her voice to bring hope to the weary and to rejoice with those who ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Afflictions of Humanity
					
			
																				
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			May 3, 2017		
				
		
		
			In every sick person, there is Christ who is suffering! In every poor person, there is Christ who is languishing! In every sick person who is poor, Christ is doubly there!  - from: Padre Pio: A Personal Portrait     		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Shifting Our Priorities
					
			
																				
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			April 29, 2017		
				
		
		
			Think about it. If we’re spending a lot of time taking, editing, and posting selfies, isn’t it pretty obvious who is the center of our universe? It’s not God. It’s not even family. It’s me, myself, and I. Given the ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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