Minute Meditations

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Desire the Will of God

In reciting the Hail Mary throughout the rosary, we participate over and over again the wonder-filled response of Gabriel and Elizabeth to the mystery of Christ.
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A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in  the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.
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Ever New, Ever Young

In Francis’ day, some people admired him very much for thinking in new ways.
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A man being sad and weak.

Imperfect Children of a Perfect God

We are wildly imperfect, yet fully made in God’s image. And God desires us to be well, to love ourselves enough to be well
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Pray at All Times

Without prayer, we run the risk of forgetting who we have become, and slowly we begin to feel as if God is distant and uninterested.
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‘Do Not Be Disheartened’

Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize ...
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St. Francis, Spirit-Filled

Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.
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