Minute Meditations

sad woman behind a window with water drops.

‘God Has Collected Your Tears’

Franciscan Media July 8, 2025

I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.

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.

young person walking on train tracks during sunrise

Love Abounds

Maureen O'Brien February 7, 2025

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

Woman with a doubt expression on her face.

Doubt Can Be Beneficial

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 5, 2025

The word ponder means “to weigh.” Do people need to weigh something about which they are absolutely certain?

Your Body’s Power

Shannon K. Evans February 4, 2025

When you hug a friend, make eye contact with a stranger, put a child on your lap, or caress a lover, you are opening yourself to allow God to communicate to another person through your body.

Man sitting in church with stainless windows behind him.

Our Church Is God’s Church

Deacon Art Miller February 2, 2025

Our Church is God’s Church, and we belong to God. Church is the place we go to nurture our faith.

Sage Words from St. Pio

Franciscan Media January 31, 2025

Despite our imperfections, God looks on the preparations of our hearts.

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