Minute Meditations

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A Heart Conformed to Christ

It is true that St. Francis, with his whole heart, wanted to imitate his Lord and Master.
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Honest, Humble Prayer

I have learned that the plan of God is much more exciting than anything I ever could have fashioned for myself.
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The Beauty of the Beatitudes

As Christians, the beauty of the beatitudes is that they remind us that this world is not our home.
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Walk without Fear

Fear is crippling. It has prevented me from doing so many things.
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Living Gospels

It is my presumption that Francis and his brothers became living gospels the same way we do, by walking in the footsteps of Christ, which is a gradual, ongoing pilgrimage.
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The Spirit Flows

Enlightenment is not so much knowing as unknowing. It is not so much learning as unlearning.
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Lovely Lady Poverty

This mystery of gospel poverty is the great desire of Francis’s heart and soul because it is the mystery of Christ, who is being born within Francis as Francis dies to himself to become like Christ.
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