Minute Meditations

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Leo XIV: The Missionary Pope

Daniel Imwalle August 1, 2025

Whether via Chicago or via Chiclayo, Pope Leo XIV’s mission of love now extends to the whole world, which so desperately needs healing.

God’s Indwelling

Murray Bodo, OFM July 6, 2024

The practical conclusion of the first teaching of St. Francis is that if we listen and pray, God will show us what we are to do with our lives.

Be Good to Yourself

Richard Rohr, OFM July 4, 2024

Find a way to be especially good to your body this week. It is a gift from God.

Let Go of the Hurt

Richard Rohr, OFM July 3, 2024

We need to be in right relationship with people, so that other people can love us at deeper levels, and so we can love them too.

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Surrender Yourself to Healing

Richard Rohr, OFM July 2, 2024

Where do you instinctively make decisions—your head, heart, or gut? Which do you consider the most trustworthy?

Holy and Worthy of Care

Murray Bodo, OFM June 30, 2024

Everything is thereby holy and worthy of care, and reverence, and a song of God’s praise.

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Living the Truth

Murray Bodo, OFM June 29, 2024

St. Bonaventure said of his holy father Francis that he was a true teacher because he learned the truth of God’s revelation.

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