Author Topic: Minute Meditations (Read 159723 times)

hofelina · « **Reply #2000 on:** May 20, 2014, 02:23:34 PM »

Greatest Achievement Minute Meditations
The greatest romance we will ever experience is Godâ€™s passionate love. The greatest adventure is the journey into His kingdom. The greatest achievement is to live as a faith-filled brother or sister of Jesus, the Savior. â€”Cardinal Joseph Bernardin

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hofelina · « **Reply #2001 on:** May 22, 2014, 02:17:00 PM »

The Seed of Truth Minute Meditations
The seed of Godâ€™s revealed truth has been sown in our hearts at Baptism. But that was only the beginning. We must do everything in our power to grasp the meaning of what we believe. Otherwise, the devil will come along and steal the faith from our hearts.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2002 on:** May 23, 2014, 04:51:31 PM »

Live the Catechism Minute Meditations
God uses holy people as channels of His grace to others. In the measure of our own union with Him, He will communicate to those we teach the light and strength they need to live the Christian faith.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2003 on:** May 25, 2014, 04:04:11 PM »

Covenant of Love Minute Meditations
By its very nature, marriage was instituted by God as a lifelong covenant. Its purpose is the well-being of the spouses and the procreation and upbringing of their children. Christ elevated marriage to the dignity of a sacrament.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2004 on:** May 28, 2014, 07:04:54 PM »

Faith vs. Hope Minute Meditations
Faith refers to our living out what we believe; itâ€™s our daily steps. Hope is the reason we run. We must fix our eyes on Jesus if we want to win this race. We must continually remind ourselves of the glory that awaits us in heaven.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2005 on:** June 05, 2014, 01:52:46 PM »

Respecting Oneâ€™s Dignity Minute Meditations
St. Francis did not draw lines between himself and societyâ€™s outcasts. He stepped into their shoes, at times quite literally. This both enabled him to help and enabled people to trust him. Even when it jeopardized his own social status, he showed respect and love for the downtrodden.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2006 on:** June 11, 2014, 05:08:58 PM »

Ministering to Others Minute Meditations
Feeding the poor and clothing the hungry are important ministries. But so is the ability to write a moving eulogy or devotion, compose a beautiful hymn, or paint a glorious sunset. The ways in which God gifts us with the talent to touch souls are as infinitesimal as he is.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2007 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:11:15 PM »

Aim Higher Minute Meditations
Itâ€™s easy to feel good about yourself when you compare your behavior and life to those more sinful than yourself. Aim higher.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2008 on:** June 17, 2014, 05:52:34 PM »

The Sustaining Force Minute Meditations
Forgiveness is a practice worth pursuing with all one's strength, as it may be the single most sustaining force in any relationship, as well as being indispensable to one's own emotional well-being.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2009 on:** June 18, 2014, 04:31:48 PM »

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."

- Martin Luther King Jr

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hofelina · « **Reply #2010 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:00:02 PM »

Forgiveness is Healing Minute Meditations
No single act can relieve the corrosive aftereffects of anger more than an honest act of forgiveness. To be sure, forgiving is hard, especially when the offender isn't sorry. Only one thing is harder: not forgiving.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2011 on:** June 20, 2014, 06:59:05 PM »

Say Yes to God's Will Minute Meditations
Praise and thank God that He sees more in us than we see in ourselves. All God needs to make a masterpiece in you is your consent.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2012 on:** June 21, 2014, 03:55:57 PM »

All Things Are Possible Minute Meditations
Praise is creating space in your life for God to do what you are hoping and dreaming He will do. Always remember: With God, nothing is impossible.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2013 on:** June 22, 2014, 09:49:32 PM »

Trust In Jesus Minute Meditations
The next time youâ€™re in defeat or in despair, remember that your trust is in Jesus. Where others failed, He has succeeded.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2014 on:** June 24, 2014, 04:01:37 PM »

Universal Truth Minute Meditations
God wants to rescue you out of your predicament more than you want out of that predicament. God wants to demonstrate His justice, love, and mercy because that is who He is.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2015 on:** June 26, 2014, 04:27:23 PM »

Love Transforms Us Minute Meditations
Despite our loneliness, our powerlessness, our brokenness, something drives us and refuses to die. We are a hunger for love. And when at last that love comes and finds us, picks us up and holds us close, it transforms us. We become love for others.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2016 on:** July 01, 2014, 02:13:54 PM »

Building Confidence Minute Meditations
We cannot help people with money and small offerings, rather we must give them the confidence that they are capable of doing something for themselves. -Blessed Hildegard Burjan

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hofelina · « **Reply #2017 on:** July 03, 2014, 12:25:54 AM »

Why Wait? Minute Meditations
In our consumption-driven society, itâ€™s easy to focus on how we look on the outside. Better to focus on the shape of our interior closet and spiritual growth. And we donâ€™t have to wait for a department store sale or a bonus at work to do it.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2018 on:** July 06, 2014, 03:01:38 PM »

Leaving Sin Behind Minute Meditations
We donâ€™t have to scrub off our sin so God can love us. Instead, when we allow Godâ€™s healing love to touch us, we want to leave sin behind. Growth starts in love, not in guilt.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2019 on:** July 07, 2014, 02:22:29 PM »

Youâ€™re Not Alone Minute Meditations
In times of intense loss and grief, we take our place with Mary as she embraces all our grief in her own as she is silently holding in her arms the stark presence of our suffering God in the lifeless body of her Son.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2020 on:** July 08, 2014, 06:02:14 PM »

Fresh Opportunities Minute Meditations
Godâ€™s job, I think, is to keep lovingly disrupting our lives, and our job is to see if there are fresh opportunities for faith hidden within those disruptions. As a result, God keeps finding fresh ways to shake up our complacencies and challenge us to resist the seductive temptation to play the victim.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2021 on:** July 09, 2014, 05:14:18 PM »

Listening Is Intimate Minute Meditations
Only sinners have the patience to listen to the stories Jesus tells. The self-righteous hear them but donâ€™t listen. Hearing happens when the ears and the brain team up, but listening happens with the ears of the heart.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2022 on:** July 10, 2014, 05:11:06 PM »

Appreciate Others Minute Meditations
Spend time to remember and appreciate the people in your life who, despite it all, kept you hopeful as you encountered situations of evil, suffering, and sadness. See, too, the love and grace that touches all our lives in these situations.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2023 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:44:22 AM »

Holy Eucharist Minute Meditations
Jesus calls us to eat His flesh and drink His blood, which is a difficult concept to understand. Jesusâ€™s command to eat His Body and drink His Blood can only make sense if we understand the words Body and Blood as designating the whole person, the real and glorified Jesus as He exists today.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2024 on:** July 15, 2014, 07:50:02 PM »

Harmony and Peace Minute Meditations
At Eucharist we meet Christ and are challenged by Him in the assembly of His people. He is there to bring harmony and peace into our lives, our families, our country, our world. He comes to make us experience ourselves as His body in the world.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2025 on:** July 16, 2014, 02:28:15 PM »

Silent Communication Minute Meditations
The best kind of friend is the one with whom you can spend time without having to say anything. You can just share the moment and enjoy each otherâ€™s company, knowing your relationship is deeper than the spoken word. That kind of silent communication is what takes place between you and Jesus when you participate in Eucharistic Adoration.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2026 on:** July 17, 2014, 04:58:37 PM »

Our Father Minute Meditations
Joseph showed through his care of Jesus what being a father truly means. Jesus, in turn, would show the world the Father. â€“Fr. Gary Caster

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hofelina · « **Reply #2027 on:** July 19, 2014, 04:00:16 AM »

Love Thy Neighbor Minute Meditations
Small, local acts of neighborliness can move us toward loving our neighbor. As that happens, weâ€™ll widen the scope of our care until we finally begin to love as God loves: all creatures, all places, always. â€“Kyle Kramer

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hofelina · « **Reply #2028 on:** July 19, 2014, 08:50:41 PM »

The Sacrament of God Minute Meditations
Recall the tremendously important fact that Jesus is the Sacrament of God. In Him we see God in human flesh. We know what God is like by looking at Jesus, by listening to Him.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2029 on:** July 20, 2014, 03:09:00 PM »

Invited By God Minute Meditations
Our human tendency is to congratulate ourselves on the great they things we do for God. The fact is, we could not approach or partake in the Eucharist if we were not invited and empowered by God. Our covenant-friendship with God is Godâ€™s gift, not our achievement.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2030 on:** July 21, 2014, 02:27:29 PM »

Part of a Community Minute Meditations
God saves the world by undoing Babel, which happened when a people became just people, all doing their own thing. They did not love each other so they did not love God. They did not love God, so they did not love each other. Babel babblesâ€”no communication because no community.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2031 on:** July 22, 2014, 02:00:13 PM »

Lord, Save Your People Minute Meditations
Jesus does not save us as individuals, but as members of His Body. We are not just peopleâ€”unconnected and isolated arms and legs. We are a peopleâ€”in fact, the People of God.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2032 on:** July 23, 2014, 02:33:10 PM »

Prayer and Contemplation Minute Meditations
In prayer we discover what we already have. You start where you are and you deepen what you already have and you realize that you are already there. We already have everything, but we donâ€™t know it and we donâ€™t experience it.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2033 on:** July 24, 2014, 06:34:40 PM »

Nonviolence Minute Meditations
You cannot claim to be â€˜for Christâ€™ and espouse a political cause that implies callous indifference to the needs of millions of human beings and even cooperate in their destruction.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2034 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:19:59 PM »

Our Job Minute Meditations
We donâ€™t need so much to talk about God but to allow people to feel how God lives within us, thatâ€™s our work.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2035 on:** July 27, 2014, 10:12:40 PM »

Through Maryâ€™s Eyes Minute Meditations
Many Christians are confused as to why Catholics honor Mary the way that we do. She is different, however. She was set apart. One of the greatest things a Christian can do is to contemplate the life of Christ through Maryâ€™s eyes. As we see in sacred Scripture, she pondered things â€œin her heartâ€ (Luke 2:19).

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hofelina · « **Reply #2036 on:** July 29, 2014, 07:44:22 AM »

The Ten Commandments Minute Meditations
The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Fatherâ€™s heart.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2037 on:** July 29, 2014, 05:02:24 PM »

The Ten Commandments Minute Meditations
The commandments are a gift, not a curse. Sin is less about breaking the rules and more about breaking the Fatherâ€™s heart.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2038 on:** July 30, 2014, 06:02:24 PM »

Listening to God Minute Meditations
Prayer should be more listening than speaking. God gave you two ears and one mouth...use them proportionately.

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hofelina · « **Reply #2039 on:** July 31, 2014, 02:27:32 PM »

Feed the Hungry Minute Meditations
Jesusâ€™s humanity and His biological need to be fed Himself gives power and personal force to His teaching that when we feed the hungry and give drink to the thirsty, we do it to Him.

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