Minute Meditations

St. Francis Laid the Path

Richard Rohr, OFM July 25, 2025

Imagine how different Western history and religion could have been if we had walked so tenderly and lovingly upon the earth, as Francis and Jesus did.

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God Shows Us Patience

Richard Rohr, OFM July 21, 2024

Humans do not have the patience or the humility of God.

Anchor laying next to a yellow buoy by the ocean

Prayer Provides an Anchor

Joan Chittister, OSB July 20, 2024

A life without spiritual regularity drifts through time with little to really hang onto when life most needs an anchor.

Everything Is Sacred

Ilia Delio, OSF July 19, 2024

Everything is sacred. The entire creation, including every person, is a sacrament of God.

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The Voice of God

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI July 17, 2024

Among all the voices that surround and beckon us, we need to discern the unique cadence of God’s voice.

The Humility of Francis

Ilia Delio, OSF July 16, 2024

To describe God as “humble” may seem outrageous or even scandalous. Who could stake one’s life on a humble God?

man standing on the mountain and looking into the distance

The Beauty of Bonaventure

Bruce Epperly July 15, 2024

St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.

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