Minute Meditations

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 ...

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

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

Franciscan contemplation opens the heart and mind to take in more of the world, its beauty and suffering. Contemplative practice dilates one’s heart, like a plant unfolding before Brother Sun’s energy. It heightens our consciousness—our awareness of relationships with God ...

Today, the Church is enmeshed in scandals, a Church in crisis—of authority, credibility, and division.

Have you ever been surrounded by a whirlwind of activity, perhaps in the midst of family and friends, and felt a sudden whoosh of deep contentment?