Minute Meditations

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Revelations of Grace

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.
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Make Room for Grace

We would do well to cultivate intentionality rather than undue attachment in our relationship with our belongings.
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A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in  the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.
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Ever New, Ever Young

In Francis’ day, some people admired him very much for thinking in new ways.
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Imperfect Children of a Perfect God

We are wildly imperfect, yet fully made in God’s image. And God desires us to be well, to love ourselves enough to be well
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Pray at All Times

Without prayer, we run the risk of forgetting who we have become, and slowly we begin to feel as if God is distant and uninterested.
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‘Do Not Be Disheartened’

Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize ...
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