Minute Meditations

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Drink of One Spirit

Christopher Heffron July 30, 2025

As the 2024 election draws closer and tempers flare, let us pray that the message above from St. Paul

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Surrounded by the Divine

Bruce Epperly August 18, 2024

For Francis and Clare, the universe was a sacrament and revelation of the divine.

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Eternal Life Awaits

Bruce Epperly August 17, 2024

Death is the great mystery, provoking our fear and anxiety, as well as inspiring our courage and hope.

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St. Clare’s Canticle

Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing August 16, 2024

Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.

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Praise, Thanksgiving, Sorrow, and Suffering

Murray Bodo, OFM August 15, 2024

Always it is the same: You suddenly realize that God has been there all along—that yes, God is present in your life.

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Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Murray Bodo, OFM August 14, 2024

Waiting is the most difficult part of prayer because it presupposes someone or something we are waiting for. And therefore everything is not up to us.

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Listen for the Voice of God

Murray Bodo, OFM August 13, 2024

In times of pain or anxiety or sorrow, praying might only increase the awareness of our misery and make us even more agitated or afraid.

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