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.”

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Work with God

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 31, 2023

Do your best peacefully and well, trusting in God’s providence. It is going to work out better than you think!

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The Best Remedy for Anxiety

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 30, 2023

Most of the time our anxiety stems from a fear of something or someone in the future. The next time it happens to you, try this.

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Race Ahead!

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 29, 2023

Don’t let the past hold you back from running the race before you toward the ultimate goal—the eternal life of love fulfilled.

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Living in God

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 28, 2023

God is the One who gives power and being to all that exists. And were it not for his sustaining presence, all things would cease to exist.

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Powerful Gifts

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 27, 2023

The three Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love bring you and me into a direct relationship with God.

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Where Is Your Treasure?

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 26, 2023

God’s personal love for you and me cannot stop or be shut off. Like the sun, it’s always beaming down on us.

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