Minute Meditations
The Life Beyond
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 24, 2026
The true meaning of heaven points to the union that we have with our loved ones and all the saints.
Prayer Is a Compass
Christopher Heffron
June 23, 2026
St. Francis of Assisi understood the spiritual and psychological toll that life could bring.
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Call upon the Spirit
Mark P. Shea
June 22, 2026
“Virtue—even attempted virtue—brings light; indulgence brings fog.”
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Francis of Assisi, Wedded to Poverty
Christopher Heffron
June 19, 2026
“And to this poverty, my beloved brothers, you must cling with all your heart, and wish never to have anything else under heaven.”
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Road Tripping with the Almighty
Rachel Zawila
June 18, 2026
My mind goes to this quote from Pope Francis: “Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel. If we are to know the Lord, we must go to him. Listen to him in silence before the Tabernacle and approach him ...
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Every Creature Is Loved
Jack Wintz, OFM
June 17, 2026
As we Catholics believe in the redemption of all things, we can imagine other animals and creatures present in God’s kingdom as well.
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There Is a Joy in Creation
Franciscan Media
June 16, 2026
The joy and fulfillment came in the creating, in the daring to create, day after day after day.
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