Minute Meditations

St. Anthony, Our Teacher

Jack Wintz, OFM June 9, 2025

In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”

Living the Gospel Life

Ilia Delio, OSF October 19, 2023

Franciscan prayer begins with encountering the God of overflowing love in the person of Jesus Christ and ends with embodying that love in one’s own life.

Nothing Is Distant from God

Ilia Delio, OSF October 18, 2023

God has entered into the darkness of every human heart and has loved us in the midst of pain and rejection.

woman walking | Photo by Thomas Bormans on Unsplash

A Journey of Discovery

Ilia Delio, OSF October 17, 2023

The journey of prayer for Franciscans is the discovery of God at the center of our lives.

Man Praying | Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash

Prayer Requires Humility

Ilia Delio, OSF October 14, 2023

Prayer, therefore, requires an honest encounter with God, a turning of the mind and heart to God.

hands open in prayer | Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Live in the Mystery

Ilia Delio, OSF October 13, 2023

Franciscan prayer, lived to its full, is to set the human heart on fire

Jesus on the cross | Photo by Rui Silva sj on Unsplash

Waking to the Gospel

Ilia Delio, OSF October 12, 2023

Franciscan prayer is an awakening to the Good News of Jesus Christ and to the love of God poured out for us in Christ.

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