Minute Meditations

In Communion with the Father

Diane M. Houdek April 9, 2025

Have you ever been surrounded by a whirlwind of activity, perhaps in the midst of family and friends, and felt a sudden whoosh of deep contentment?

Jim Van Vurst, OFM April 8, 2025

Our wounded human nature being what it is, the temptation may be to wish we didn’t feel so guilty in doing something wrong or sinful.

Murray Bodo, OFM April 7, 2025

Both Christ and St. Francis show us that they suffered what we suffered, but they suffered in love, and that makes all the difference.

Fr. Gary Caster April 5, 2025

The tension within each of us is not necessarily bad and is not sinful. Like our human emotions, the tension our longing causes is neutral.

Patricia Breen McNeil April 4, 2025

Too often, the fast-paced haze of life has us whirling at a speed where we feel like we’re moving so quickly from one thing to the next.

Martin J.P. Gianotti April 3, 2025

It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground.

Richard Gribble, CSC April 2, 2025

Once we acknowledge the reality of our society, we must do what we can to live the ideal we seek to the best of our abilities.

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