Minute Meditations

Today, find a quiet spot and spend time with the psalms. With a pencil or sticky notes, freely mark words or lines that speak to you.

The psalms repeatedly encourage us to tell the truth of how hard life can be.

Sometimes, in the challenges of our lives, we can feel far from God’s help. 

Jesus’s frequent refrain—“Do not be afraid”—should be our mantra of discipleship.

What makes a son good is not what he says to his father, but what he does after the fact by working in the fields (Matthew 21:28–31).

Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.