Minute Meditations

True mysticism allows us to fish from a different side of the boat, and with a different expectation of what success might mean.

The great irony of faith is that authentic God experience does indeed make you know you are quite special, favorite, and chosen—but you realize others are too!

God feels the pain of an injured baby bird, fallen out of its nest, and the loneliness of a pet mourning the death of its human companion.

At the heart of Francis’s and Clare’s biblical vision was the Sermon on the Mount, and most especially the Beatitudes.

In keeping his eyes on the leper, in thinking only of this person before him, Francis forgot himself.

In my best, my most alive moments—in my mystical moments, if you want—I have a profound sense of belonging.