Minute Meditations

God Desires Communion with Us

Linda McCullough Moore July 22, 2025

Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to carve out that many times a day. Some individuals’ lives are too complicated and demanding, ...

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.

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.

Sign Up for Our Daily Newsletter

Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray.

Our Mission

We are Franciscan Media, a sponsored ministry of the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Guadalupe Province. We strive to inspire a loving world that embraces the Franciscan spirit of harmony, joy, and simplicity. May our resources renew your spirit as we share God’s love in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare.