Minute Meditations

Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize ...

Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.

It’s when we do God’s work that our heart finds its true home. It’s when we help feed the hunger of others, share our resources with those in need, and replace our selfishness for the selflessness modeled by Jesus that ...

In Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis promotes a universal aspiration toward fraternity and social friendship.

For Franciscans today, material poverty is not the greatest concern but rather an acknowledgment that their “poverty of being” is essential.

An adaptation of Clare’s words, Gaze upon Christ, Consider Christ, Contemplate Christ, can be a Franciscan mantra for those wishing to draw closer to God in contemplative prayer.