Minute Meditations

God Desires Communion with Us

Linda McCullough Moore July 22, 2025

Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to carve out that many times a day. Some individuals’ lives are too complicated and demanding, ...

man wearing a t-shirt with the message "See Good in all Things"

Trust the Goodness You See

Casey Cole, OFM October 14, 2024

While we are quite familiar with being disappointed by the worst we see in the world, we cannot deny the extraordinary heroism of which humanity is also capable.

Caring Heals

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 13, 2024

Why not call or write a sick friend or relative? Caring heals.

St. Clare’s Final Blessing

Robert Ellsberg October 10, 2024

Francis was canonized a mere two years after he died. Clare lived on for another twenty-seven years.

‘I Have Done My Part’

Robert Ellsberg October 9, 2024

Francis attempted to do no more than to live out the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Gospel.

Statue of Saint Anthony and Christ child

Francis and Anthony: Brothers in Alms

Dominic V. Monti, OFM October 8, 2024

Anthony’s ascent to sainthood was even more meteoric than Francis’.

God’s Wisdom and Grace

Jovian Weigel, OFM October 7, 2024

The Spirit of God’s love lives in us. Our lives are holy and secure in Christ.

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