Minute Meditations

I once found myself stuck in the middle of a labyrinth, feeling trapped in failed perfectionism. I realized that no matter how hard I tried, I could never earn God’s love. Mary needed to help me receive the mercy of ...

Mary knows our earthly reality and the desolation that humanity tends to create. She has witnessed the worst.

Our sovereign queen knows our situation in the midst of the mess. She sees our untouchable beauty and holiness when we cannot.

The genius of the biblical revelation is that it doesn’t just give us the conclusions; it gives us both the process of getting there and the inner and outer authority to trust that process.

St. Francis’ response to the world around him was so much more than intellectual appreciation or economic calculus, for to him each and every creature was a sister united to him by bonds of affection.

If we claim to revere the cross, if we claim to love the one who died for our sins, then we must not turn away.