Minute Meditations

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The Seed of Hope

Albert Haase, OFM May 13, 2025

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

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Pause. Then Pray.

Christopher Heffron March 31, 2025

St. Francis of Assisi understood the spiritual and psychological toll that life could bring.

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‘Who Are You, God? Who Am I?’

Casey Cole, OFM March 30, 2025

For St. Francis, this search for himself began and ended by asking the only one whose opinion mattered: Jesus.

Open hands in symbolism of giving everything

Discipleship Is Not a Part-Time Job

Casey Cole, OFM March 29, 2025

Being his disciple means transforming every aspect of our lives so that nothing, not even the smallest part of who we are, is out of touch with the mission of Christ.

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One Family of Creation

Jack Wintz, OFM March 28, 2025

Will we see our pets and other creatures in the next life? Only God can answer a question like this.

‘Most High Glorious God!’

Roch Niemier, OFM March 27, 2025

If you look closely at Christ on the San Damiano Cross, as painted on this cross, you will see that it is neither a bloody body nor one twisted in anguish.

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We Each Have Our Own Path

Casey Cole, OFM March 26, 2025

Each and every one of us has been created differently, for God’s own glory, and we each have our own path to follow.

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