Minute Meditations

An old ladder reaching into the night starry sky.

Creation Is a Ladder to God

Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
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A statue of St. Francis of Assisi on a horse as a young soldier

St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ

The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...
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Mary Magdalene, Visionary

The Gospel of Mary is one of many Scriptures that was not accepted by the Church for inclusion in the New Testament.
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Savor the Sacraments

Although we are baptized and confirmed only once, the effects of these sacraments continue to affect us daily.
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priest holding the sacramental bread to the sky.

St. Francis and the Body of Christ

Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.”
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Care for Self, Care for Others

When we are at our best, we are most able to carry out the work God has given us with energy and joy.
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Grace Is a Bridge

Pope Francis summarized the importance of Sacred Heart devotion to several saints and the Jesuits, in general.
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