Minute Meditations

A young man's face reflecting in a window

You Are Remarkable

Casey Cole, OFM April 19, 2024

Have you ever stopped to marvel at how amazingly unique you are?

The Call to Christian Discipleship

Daniel P. Horan, OFM March 31, 2024

Our love and suffering as Christian disciples, like the Lord’s on the cross, does not happen in vain.

Surrender All for Christ

Daniel P. Horan, OFM March 30, 2024

Both Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi recognized the importance of what happened at the cross as a model for Christian life.

‘I Thirst’

Daniel P. Horan, OFM March 29, 2024

Jesus said, “I thirst.” What do you say in response?

Take Up Your Cross

Daniel P. Horan, OFM March 28, 2024

Those few friends and family members who stayed behind and perhaps risked their own lives for the sake of their friend and Lord have denied themselves to follow Jesus.

Parable of the Two Criminals

Daniel P. Horan, OFM March 27, 2024

Paradise, or the kingdom, is also a reality that is not off in some distant future, but is, as Jesus says, here “with me today.”

After Francis’ death, Bonaventure will talk about the “transformative power of love.” Love is what moved the heart and mind of the saint from Assisi, and it is love that is the greatest force for change and good in our ...

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