Minute Meditations
Promise of the Promised Land
Martin J.P. Gianotti
November 2, 2025
It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground.
Do Not Fear the Next Steps
Christopher Heffron
October 31, 2025
Fear is human. It's universal. It's almost become a companion for some in these fractured times.
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You Are the Beloved
Franciscan Media
October 30, 2025
Maybe it’s my brain chemistry. I have no idea. But one of the things I’m always trying to remember whether it’s guilt, whether it’s shame, whether it’s regret, whether it’s future tripping, whatever it may be, when I slip into ...
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‘Praise and Bless and Thank the Lord’
Kenneth Davis, OFM Conv
October 23, 2025
Like Christ, who died upon another tree, our beloved oak tree had to expire in order to inspire.
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Embrace the Rhythm of Prayer
Roch Niemier, OFM
October 14, 2025
The practice of solitude uncovers and heightens that uniqueness, and fraternal life deepens in the respect and support the brothers give to each one’s unique aloneness.
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Listen Respectfully, Act Lovingly
Leonard Foley, OFM
October 13, 2025
Christianity is spread by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul said, “My message and my proclamation were not with persuasive (words of) wisdom, but with a demonstration of spirit and power” (1 Cor 2:4). We do the faith more harm than good if ...
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The Lord’s Way
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 12, 2025
Sometimes we resist conversion to the Lord’s way because we fear giving it full freedom will shrink our world, will make us more closed in.
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