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, ...

A wind is blowing dandelion seeds into the sky

The Living Prayer of St. Francis

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 28, 2024

Wind, water, fire, and earth are creation’s basic elements that work together to sustain life.

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Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry

Father Fred Cabras OFM Cap September 27, 2024

Recognize, Reframe, Repeat: three Rs to help you deal with your daily anxiety.

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Poor in Spirit, Rich in Faith

Sue Erschen September 26, 2024

Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.

As St. Francis Lay Dying

Murray Bodo, OFM September 25, 2024

Francis knew he was dying. A doctor friend from Arezzo had come to visit him and told him that with God’s grace, all would be well.

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Hold Fast to Christ

Murray Bodo, OFM September 24, 2024

Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.

Praying at the Tomb of Padre Pio

Fr. Francesco Napolitano September 23, 2024

Everyone who goes down to the crypt and kneels in front of the tomb feels that something under that massive granite is still moving.

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