Minute Meditations

An old ladder reaching into the night starry sky.

Creation Is a Ladder to God

Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
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woman joyful, raising her arms

Seek Perfect Joy

The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
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Couple painting a wall in a house.

Repair, Rebuild, Renew

Once Francis knew God’s will, whether from some mystical voice or from listening to the scriptures, he would immediately try to live it out.
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woman with her eyes upward.

Mary, Full of Grace

Love was the reason for Jesus from all eternity.
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two kids holding a sign with the words: "My Black Friends Matter".

Children Build the Future

Our children need us to help them become the people we imagine when we dream of their future.
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young African American man

As God Desires

That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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young person walking on train tracks during sunrise

Love Abounds

We return over and over to the same place, a connection to the unswerving, the unchanging: God.
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