Minute Meditations

Called to Be People of Truth

Murray Bodo, OFM July 8, 2023

Without the kind of internal conversion of heart that Francis came to in his own life, we can easily find our certainties elsewhere.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 7, 2023

The two men recognized in each other a desire for peace and a devotion to their mutual sacred texts, the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Q’uran.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 6, 2023

Peace is achieved more effectively by trying to bring out the best, not pointing out the worst, in others.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 4, 2023

Saint Francis simply loved Christ and lived the Gospel, and he and his brothers became thereby catalysts for social change.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 3, 2023

Peacefulness is its own persuasion. That is the best option for those committed to living the Gospel.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 2, 2023

A preference for light and beauty is one of the reasons St. Francis was so successfully a peacemaker.

Murray Bodo, OFM July 1, 2023

In Francis’s life, it was the crucified Savior who spoke to him from the cross of San Damiano and whom he saw in lepers.

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