Minute Meditations

man sitting peacefully watching a sunrise in the mountains

Prayer for St. Anthony

Christopher Heffron June 13, 2025

St. Anthony may help us find keys or or wallets when we lose them, but have you ever prayed to this great saint to help …

Loved by God, Found by St. Anthony

Fr. Don Miller, OFM June 12, 2025

As Julian of Spires wrote: “The sea obeys and fetters break/And lifeless limbs thou dost restore/While treasures lost are found again/When young or old thine aid implore.”

A man holding a guitar while looking into the sunset.

St. Anthony Sees God

Jack Wintz, OFM June 10, 2025

One day, when Anthony came down from the tree to join the other friars for lunch, he became seriously ill.

St. Anthony, Our Teacher

Jack Wintz, OFM June 9, 2025

In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”

St. Francis Lived Honestly

Pat McCloskey, OFM June 2, 2025

Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.

Possessed by the Spirit

Jovian Weigel, OFM June 1, 2025

The Holy Spirit is not an extra in Christian holiness. Rather the sending of the Spirit is the completing of the entire beautiful plan of God to share his Life with us.