Minute Meditations

Revelations of Grace

Franciscan Media July 7, 2025

As Catholics, we find our houses and our world haunted by a sense that the objects, events, and persons of daily life are revelations of grace.

Love Pulls Us to God

Murray Bodo, OFM February 14, 2025

Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.

Seek Perfect Joy

Murray Bodo, OFM February 13, 2025

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.

Repair, Rebuild, Renew

Murray Bodo, OFM February 12, 2025

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.

Mary, Full of Grace

Murray Bodo, OFM February 11, 2025

Love was the reason for Jesus from all eternity.

two kids holding a sign with the words: "My Black Friends Matter".

Children Build the Future

Shannon K. Evans February 9, 2025

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

As God Desires

Christopher Heffron February 8, 2025

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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