Minute Meditations

Woman with a doubt expression on her face.

Doubt Can Benefit Us

The word ponder means “to weigh.” Do people need to weigh something about which they are absolutely certain?

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man holding his hands in front of his face in a emotional moment.

The Beauty of Humanness

The God we see in this image is a God of such overflowing love that it spills over into all of creation and into our hearts.
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man being sad, grieving

Grief Often Leads to Grace

As Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it: “Nothing can make up for the absence of someone we love."
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man praying in silence

Prayers Unspoken

Sometimes icons, symbols, nature, and art can take us where words cannot.
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woman sitting and praying by a lake close to sunset

A Prayer for Saint Clare

Prayer cannot be judged on the basis of “highs” or “feel-good” experiences.
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close up of the San Damiano Cross.

‘Most High Glorious God!’

If you look closely at Christ on the San Damiano Cross, as painted on this cross, you will see that it is neither a bloody body nor one twisted in anguish.
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Coworkers talking while standing in a warehouse

Leo XIV: The Missionary Pope

Whether via Chicago or via Chiclayo, Pope Leo XIV’s mission of love now extends to the whole world, which so desperately needs healing. 
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