Minute Meditations

Young person with regrets holding his hands over his head

The Weight of Our Sins

Christopher Heffron July 9, 2025

God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.

The word LOVE written in sand with two feet forming the V

God Acts Out of Love

Richard Rohr, OFM September 18, 2024

For Scotus, God never merely reacts but always supremely and freely acts, and acts totally out of love.

Sister Water, Precious and Pure

Richard Rohr, OFM September 17, 2024

Water always and forever seeks the lower, and even the lowest, place.

a tile mosaic art piece depicting St. Clare

St. Clare, the Contemplative

Richard Rohr, OFM September 16, 2024

Clare protects and offers us a contemplative spirituality for both women and men.

A young football player, kneeling in prayer before the game.

Francis was “centered” long before that term became popular among spiritual writers. His values became more and more aligned with God’s, but Francis did not use that as a reason to become self-righteous. That is a temptation many of his ...

hands holding cut out paper letters spelling the word love.

Live in Love

Richard Rohr, OFM September 10, 2024

If you are already at home in love, you will easily and quickly go to the home of love which is surely what we mean by heaven.

woman joyfully looking into sky while standing in a sunflower field.

Shout Out Gratitude and Praise

Richard Rohr, OFM September 9, 2024

If I would be honest, our Trinitarian mystics sometimes make me wonder if I am in on the full Mystery myself yet.

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