Minute Meditations

man walking on a long path.

St. Francis Laid the Path

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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woman praying in a church

Loved and Chosen by God

One of the truths that is becoming more evident to me the more I study and think about the mystics is that they are not ordinary but chosen souls whom God came to when they were not expecting such a ...
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Man looking up into the sky

The Kingdom of Heaven Is Close

All of us are invited to be rich soil for God’s word, and all of us have become rich soil in baptism.
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Letters spelling the word Love

Reckless in Love

The simplest way to describe God’s poverty and humility is in terms of love. Love gives itself away—this is God’s poverty.
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A young poor woman sitting in the street in India

Poverty and Humility of Life

Maybe because Francis was not an intellectual he could perceive the mystery of God in its pristine beauty—the extraordinary divine in the ordinary human.
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Father holding baby

Embraced by the Father

The love of the Father for the Son is the same divine love for all creation.
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woman giving a bowl of apples to someone

Behold, a Holy Voice

All truth is from God, and God’s truth is that we are to love God, and loving God will show us how to love our neighbor.
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