Minute Meditations

God’s Indwelling

Murray Bodo, OFM July 6, 2024

The practical conclusion of the first teaching of St. Francis is that if we listen and pray, God will show us what we are to do with our lives.

The Touch of God

Jeremy Harrington, OFM July 5, 2024

It is not a matter of “carrying God inside us.” That would be too mechanical. It’s better to say that we are filled with God’s presence within us—along with our weaknesses and imperfections.

Be Good to Yourself

Richard Rohr, OFM July 4, 2024

Find a way to be especially good to your body this week. It is a gift from God.

Let Go of the Hurt

Richard Rohr, OFM July 3, 2024

We need to be in right relationship with people, so that other people can love us at deeper levels, and so we can love them too.

woman quietly listening, meditating with sunshine in the background

Surrender Yourself to Healing

Richard Rohr, OFM July 2, 2024

Where do you instinctively make decisions—your head, heart, or gut? Which do you consider the most trustworthy?

A Multicultural Church

Stephen J. Binz July 1, 2024

Today, Christian Native Americans seek ways of being equal participants in the life and mission of the Church—as indigenous people.

Holy and Worthy of Care

Murray Bodo, OFM June 30, 2024

Everything is thereby holy and worthy of care, and reverence, and a song of God’s praise.

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