Minute Meditations

female hiker on a narrow path

Sage Words from St. Pio

Despite our imperfections, God looks on the preparations of our hearts.
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a man is making music with a guitar

‘Come Before Him with Joyful Song’

Francis loved to sing. It freed his spirit and turned the human voice, so often an organ of selfishness and sin, into an instrument of celebration.
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hands holding a wooden cross

Love Must Expand

Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.
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homeless man with a sign, begging for help.

Beggar, Mystic, Man of God

Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
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couple hugging and forgiving each other

Forgiveness Leads to Peace

As others have written, the person who benefits most from forgiving is the one who forgives. 
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light shining through a open door.

Doorway to Awakening

The last line of St. Francis’ prayer presents us with one of the paradoxes of the spiritual journey.
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young woman praying

St. Teresa of Avila: Prayer Coach

St. Teresa’s prayer life did culminate in the “spiritual rain” of mystical union with Christ.
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