Minute Meditations
Who Are You, O Lord, and Who Am I?
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 23, 2025
St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”
God Desires Communion with Us
Linda McCullough Moore
July 22, 2025
Is prayer multiple times a day for everyone? I don’t know. Nor do I know whether it is, in fact, even possible for everyone to carve out that many times a day. Some individuals’ lives are too complicated and demanding, ...
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Prayer Is Relationship
Linda McCullough Moore
July 21, 2025
Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.
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Beggar, Mystic, Man of God
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 20, 2025
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
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Love Must Expand
Leonard Foley, OFM
July 19, 2025
Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.
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God’s Light
Maureen O'Brien
July 18, 2025
Take a moment today and reflect on how God’s light has been there for you or your loved ones during these times of distress.
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Spend a Moment with the Psalms
Maureen O'Brien
July 17, 2025
Today, find a quiet spot and spend time with the psalms. With a pencil or sticky notes, freely mark words or lines that speak to you.
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