Minute Meditations
Finding the Kingdom of God
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 21, 2025
Our temptation is to admire saints from such a distance that we forget they were still human beings who cooperated with God’s grace.
Radical Honesty
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 18, 2025
Francis was as much subject to self-doubt as any of us. His motives were purified in prayer; his ego became right-sized there.
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Hearts Conformed to Christ
Roch Niemier, OFM
September 14, 2025
It is true that St. Francis, with his whole heart, wanted to imitate his Lord and Master.
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Build Peace in the Spirit of Francis
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 11, 2025
Peace is a gift from God. Human actions that cooperate with God’s grace activate peace in the world.
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St. Francis and the Cross
Jovian Weigel, OFM
September 10, 2025
Francis always mentioned humility in the same breath with poverty.
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Divine Communion
Richard Rohr, OFM
September 8, 2025
Isn’t it a consolation to know that life is not a straight line?
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Be Your Truest Self
Roch Niemier, OFM
September 7, 2025
The path into this discovery of self is the cross. The cross is a mirror. In seeing myself in that mirror, I see Christ crucified, and in seeing Christ crucified, I see my most authentic self.
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