Minute Meditations

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Advent with the Saints: Joseph

Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words. But his actions speak loudly! Matthew’s goal is to show us Joseph as ...
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The Gift of Solitude

It was not long in the silence of the solitude that I understood I was not alone.
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Set Aside Time for God

Going into the created space and time set aside for solitude is going on a date with God.
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Give Thanks for the Emptiness

I walked last night down past the houses until there was only a wildlife refuge, dunes on the left, empty beach on the right.
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Love’s Fire

If we truly believe that matter is holy, then we must act to make Christ alive as oneness-in-love.
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A Longing to Belong

All morality that was ever developed in any tradition in the world can be reduced to the principle of acting as one acts toward those with whom one belongs.
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Love Is a New Beginning

Every act of love is a new beginning, a new creation.
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