Minute Meditations

Revelations of Grace

Franciscan Media July 7, 2025

As Catholics, we find our houses and our world haunted by a sense that the objects, events, and persons of daily life are revelations of grace.

open hands holding a gift to give to someone else.

Advent with the Saints: Nicholas

Greg Friedman, OFM December 6, 2024

It’s well known that St. Nicholas, a sixth-century bishop, is behind our use of the secular “icon” of Christmas, Santa Claus.

Advent with the Saints: Peter

Greg Friedman, OFM December 5, 2024

Our Scriptures today play with the same imagery: the “Rock” who is our God.

homeless person hold a cup filled with cuddles in his hands.

Advent with the Saints: Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam

Greg Friedman, OFM December 4, 2024

Christmastime is marked by extra efforts at generosity toward the poor.

Advent with the Saints: Adolph Kolping

Greg Friedman, OFM December 3, 2024

The “Kolping Society,” as it is popularly known, seeks to emphasize the dignity of human work and support family life.

woman holding a sign welcoming refugees.

Advent with the Saints: Frances Xavier Cabrini

Greg Friedman, OFM December 2, 2024

Much of the Catholic Church in the United States has grown through the faith of thousands of immigrants who came here over the centuries.

Advent with the Saints: Isaiah

Greg Friedman, OFM December 1, 2024

Passages from Isaiah are among the most beautiful in the Bible, touching upon poetic imagery of deserts blooming, mountains lowering, and valleys filling up.

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