Minute Meditations

new green plant breaking through the ground in a dry dessert.

The Nature of Hope

Albert Haase, OFM May 13, 2025

Hope cannot be bought or taught. It can only be received and awakened.

Your Heart Is Made to Rest in God

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI April 6, 2025

We take for granted that anyone who sees us as we are will, in the end, be as disappointed with us as we are with ourselves.

God Is in the Tension

Fr. Gary Caster April 5, 2025

The tension within each of us is not necessarily bad and is not sinful. Like our human emotions, the tension our longing causes is neutral.

Worthy of Respect

Patricia Breen April 4, 2025

Too often, the fast-paced haze of life has us whirling at a speed where we feel like we’re moving so quickly from one thing to the next.

person sitting in the dessert, surrounded by sand dunes, covered by a blanket.

Promise of the Promised Land

Martin J.P. Gianotti April 3, 2025

It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground.

grafitti sprayed on a wall in a community with the words, "Together We Create"

Build the Kingdom of God

Richard Gribble, CSC April 2, 2025

Once we acknowledge the reality of our society, we must do what we can to live the ideal we seek to the best of our abilities.

person holding a box over their head not being able to see in front of them.

Freedom in God

Richard Gribble, CSC April 1, 2025

How blind are we to many of the situations around us? Are we too caught up in our own little worlds?

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