Minute Meditations

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God’s Self-Offering

Daniel P. Horan, Phd April 20, 2025

The love of Jesus Christ that leads to his willing embrace of the crucified earthly destiny that appeared before him is both a model for how we are called to love and a revelation of God’s self-offering of control out of love.

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Control, Surrender, Loss

Daniel P. Horan, Phd April 19, 2025

If love is the free surrender of one’s control, then suffering is the involuntary taking of that control away.

A shepherd surrounded by his flock of sheep in a field during sunrise.

Pope Francis: The Good Shepherd

Christopher Heffron April 15, 2025

Considering Pope Francis' debilitating health issues, my mind always goes back to when his papacy was announced to the world.

Surrender to God

Murray Bodo, OFM April 7, 2025

Both Christ and St. Francis show us that they suffered what we suffered, but they suffered in love, and that makes all the difference.

Young person praying and reflecting with folded hands

‘Who Are You, God? Who Am I?’

Casey Cole, OFM March 30, 2025

For St. Francis, this search for himself began and ended by asking the only one whose opinion mattered: Jesus.

Open hands in symbolism of giving everything

Discipleship Is Not a Part-Time Job

Casey Cole, OFM March 29, 2025

Being his disciple means transforming every aspect of our lives so that nothing, not even the smallest part of who we are, is out of touch with the mission of Christ.