Minute Meditations

Monarch butterfly sitting on a hand.

Awe and Wonder of Creation

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.

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man looking at a cross in the water with a skyline in the background

Called to the Cross

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.
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A Vision of Shalom

Those who follow the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer become mystical activists seeking to incarnate God’s realm “on earth as it is in heaven.”
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Learning from the Lord’s Prayer

Francis placed the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, at the center of community life.
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woman holding a one dollar bill in her hands.

Money Is Meaningless

It is sad that we have a willingness to give our whole lives to producing items of no social benefit.
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woman sitting while looking out over the ocean

God Wants Our Truest Selves

Jesus does not want masks. He does not want projections of our superficial selves that bear no resemblance to who we really are.
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Mutual Indwelling

The church creates the bread, and the bread creates the church, like a wonderful and mutual admiration society.
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