Minute Meditations

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.

The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...

To fully love as Francis did, there is no compartmentalizing. Can I follow this example?

When Carlo Acutis first came onto our radars, my first impression was not jubilation that millennials finally would have a saint to call their own.

There is nothing wrong with asking for something in prayer, as this names for God the desires of our hearts.