Minute Meditations

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Model for Humility    Minute Meditations
The model for humble living is Jesus Christ, who refused to cling to divine status; possessed a deep reverence for and patience with others; reflected an interior silence and self-possession; and was willing to forgive.

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Hope Is a Virtue    Minute Meditations
Hope is a virtue that can become a way of life. It allows us to create the future with quiet confidence and joy, even when things don’t go our way.

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God's Master Plan

This Lent, my hope is that you will catch a new vision of the eternal Father who never fails to fulfill his word. No matter what obstacles arise, he never loses sight of his goal: to form and fashion a human family to share in the infinite love of the Trinity.

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God’s Unfailing Love    Minute Meditations
Lord, help me to respond to your great love for me with true gratitude and trust. As Lent begins, I want to deepen my understanding of what it means to be part of your covenant family.

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Divine Discipline    Minute Meditations
Lord, whatever I’ve decided to give up for Lent, let me use that small sacrifice to remind me of the continual self-denial you call me to. And most of all, let me remember the reason for your call to be able to participate in your divine life!

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Eternal Gain    Minute Meditations
Heavenly Father, help me to see that the earthly goods are nothing when compared to the eternal treasures you long to give us. Thank you for this earthly journey, meant to lead us all to our true home with you in heaven!

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Draw Closer to God    Minute Meditations
What we do for Lent is far less important than why we do it. The time-honored traditions of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are less to benefit us than to draw us closer to God and improve the lives of those around us.

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Change for the Better    Minute Meditations
We find it difficult to admit when we’re wrong, when we’ve sinned. And it seems the more we try to live good Christian lives, the harder it gets to acknowledge how often we fail. It is that acknowledgment, though, that allows us to find the forgiveness and grace we need to change our lives.

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Living the Gospel    Minute Meditations
Not all of us are called to give dramatic, public witness to God’s word. We are all called, however, to live the Gospel in our lives.

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Think First    Minute Meditations
A peaceful attitude can go a long way toward living the message of the Gospel. If we think (and pray) before we speak or act, we will save ourselves and others a great deal of misunderstanding and heartache.

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New Life    Minute Meditations
Those who experience the loving mercy of God in the sacrament of reconciliation should find themselves standing alongside the newly baptized at Easter filled with great joy at the new life God has given us all.

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God’s Gentle Work    Minute Meditations
Feel the sorrow in your heart when you apologize, but also feel the gratitude when you give thanks for God’s gentle work inside your heart as he continually labors to make you more Christ-like, day by gently day.

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Hunger for God    Minute Meditations
Fasting is more than a means of developing self-control. It is often an aid to prayer, as the pangs of hunger remind us of our hunger for God.

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Good Stewardship    Minute Meditations
Good stewards know that they didn’t earn their time, talents or treasure. These are truly gifts from a generous Godâ€"miraculously and randomly scattered over the human raceâ€"who asks only that we also be generous.

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Jesus Can Relate    Minute Meditations
God became a human being in the Person of Jesusâ€"fully divine and yet fully human. Like a friend who knows us inside and out, Jesus knows what it is to be like one of us.

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Blessed Friendship    Minute Meditations
Friendships are strengthened by our ability to put our friends’ needs ahead of our own, and by allowing ourselves to be vulnerable in letting others take care of us when we are down.

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Giving Your All    Minute Meditations
Some seem to love Jesus for the wrong reasonsâ€"merely to save themselves. While others reject him for the right reasonsâ€"they know he is asking for everything and they are not ready to give everything.

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Pure of Heart    Minute Meditations
No wonder Jesus said that the pure of heart would see God. They alone keep their eyes in one constant and consistent direction, and thus overcome the divisions that are created by our divided hearts and our divided loyalties.

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Dying for Love    Minute Meditations
May the fiery and honey-sweet power of your love, O Lord, wean me from all things under heaven, so that I may die for love of your love, who deigned to die for love of my love. â€"St. Francis

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Forgive For Love    Minute Meditations
Praised be you, my Lord, for those who forgive for love of your love and who bear sickness and trial. Blessed are those who endure in peace, for by you, Most High, they will be crowned. â€"St. Francis

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Praying Individually    Minute Meditations
Nobody can be holy for you. You can be a part of the most amazing spiritual community ever, but that doesn’t mean you are a follower of Jesus Christ. We need to pray as a community, but we also need to learn how to pray individually.

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Running With Both Feet    Minute Meditations
Praying with a community encourages you to pray on your own; praying on your own makes you more eager to pray with a community. It’s like running with both feet!

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Meaningful Prayer    Minute Meditations
The Spirit dwells within us and teaches us how to pray! So call on the Holy Spirit, and pray with Him!

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Dialogue of Love    Minute Meditations
Prayer isn’t a formula or an empty ritual. It’s a friendship. It’s a relationship. That means it’s a dialogue of love by which people in love talk to each other.

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Invite God Into It    Minute Meditations
Having a good day? Thank God for it. Struggling through a bad day? Invite God into it. Just another “ordinary” day? Find God in it. Andâ€"every dayâ€"praise God, for life is a gift never to be wasted.

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Christ Within You    Minute Meditations
God will put someone in your path today who doesn’t necessarily need you...but who desperately needs Christ in you.

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Right In Front of You    Minute Meditations
If the people of Nazareth taught us anything, it’s that God could be right in front of you and you might not even recognize Him.

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May God bless you today
with joyful surprises
as we remember
the day
He brought you
to life.

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Ultimate Happiness    Minute Meditations
The Savior gives us the power to find our ultimate happinessâ€"our beatitudeâ€"in his teaching and in the gift of the Holy Spirit, who helps us live it out. Let’s take a walk down that road.

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Honoring the Saints    Minute Meditations
Saints, who are members of Christ’s body, are now windows into God. Therefore, in honoring (not worshiping) their images, we honor (not worship) the saints they represent. And in honoring the saints, we honor their Lord, who is the true image of God.

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God's Name is Sacred    Minute Meditations
To use the name of God is a solemn thing, not to be taken lightly. To invoke the name in a curse against the innocent is to call him who is Justice to be unjust and him who is Life to be death. Scripture is adamant that to do this is an extremely dangerous violation of the covenant.

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Holidays Are Holy Days    Minute Meditations
We honor the Sabbath by, of course, worshiping God at Mass. But we also do well to honor it by being a little silly and savoring the goodness of his work in Creation and redemption.

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Let God Act    Minute Meditations
Sometimes in this life of faith God will remove his blessings from you. But remember that he knows how and when to replace them, either through the ministry of others or by himself.
â€"François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon

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Faith Never Limits Love    Minute Meditations
How glorious our Faith is! Instead of restricting hearts, as the world fancies, it uplifts them and enlarges their capacity to love.
â€"St. Thérèse of Lisieux

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Obedience    Minute Meditations
I want to do what you ask of me, in the way you ask, for as long as you ask, because you ask it.
â€"Pope Clement XI

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Light in the Darkness    Minute Meditations
Keep the light of faith ever burningâ€"for Jesus alone is the way that leads to the Father. He alone is the life dwelling in our hearts. He alone is the light that enlightens the darkness. Be not afraid. Christ will not deceive us.
â€"Bl. Teresa of Calcutta

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Perpetual Gift    Minute Meditations
We are so grateful to God for the gift of forgiveness that we never forget its liberating powers and feel a need to share it with others. Forgiving others and ourselves is discovering a gift that truly keeps on giving.

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Seeking God’s Will    Minute Meditations
When we pray we ought to be trusting in God and ultimately seeking his perfect and most holy will for any given situation. We ought to allow God to be God.

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Take Up the Cross    Minute Meditations
As we enter Holy Week, let us once more resolve to give Christ dominion in our lives. Let us take up the cross he gives us, and confess with all our hearts, minds, and strength that truly this is the Son of God.

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Truth in the Gospel    Minute Meditations
“Tolerance” does not render objective truth untrue. The Gospel is not politically correct. Political correctness crucifies Truth.

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That’s Not Funny    Minute Meditations
You know the funny thing about sin? God doesn’t.

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The Bread of Life    Minute Meditations
Lord Jesus, you are truly present in the Eucharist. Through it, we are united to you, in your flesh and blood, and part of the supernatural family of the New Adam. Thank you, Lord!

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Alive in Christ    Minute Meditations
Heavenly Father, from the very beginning you planned for us to be obedient, happy children here on earth, and together with you in heaven someday. No matter how many obstacles our willfulness and disobedience put in your path, you continue to show mercy and provide a new way for us to journey back to you, making us alive in Christ.

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Actions Speak Louder    Minute Meditations
Discipline is action, not words. The more a parent talks, the less she is heard.

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Holding Court    Minute Meditations
A parent who rules in favor of a child in a discipline clash with the other parent may score with the child, for the moment, but may not do what’s best for the child.

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Role Models    Minute Meditations
Women religious have been some of the most influential people in my entire life. They have influenced me by being not only friends and companions in the Lord but also role models. They are not just peers. They are also people I look up to.

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Perfect Example    Minute Meditations
I believe the Sisters should continue to lead by serving, giving of themselves as Christ did. They show us the way: Be always little, humble, poor. I hope they continue to show us that simplicity and humility lead to freedom and power.

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Answer God’s Call    Minute Meditations
If we answer God's call it opens the path to heaven not only for ourselves, but also provides us with many opportunities to help others discover that same heavenly road.

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 He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
â€" Psalm 18:16  (

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Letting God In    Minute Meditations
God is close, and his miracles are everywhere. He is with each of us on the road we must travel through life. He can work miracles for us every day if we merely recognize his presence and allow him to be part of our lives.

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Meeting the Challenge    Minute Meditations
The history of the Church can be charted against the backdrop of evangelization. Down through the past two thousand years, from the time Jesus lived on this earth, the Church has tried to meet the challenge of reaching out to others with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

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Emulating Jesus    Minute Meditations
When we share our faith, Jesus is our model. He had compassion on the unbeliever. He met people on their own level, and he spoke their languageâ€"in parables and stories they could understand.

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Start With God    Minute Meditations
Life’s too short not to tell the people you love how you feel. Say it...and say it often. Oh, and start with God.

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Transform Your Life    Minute Meditations
For Christians the question isn’t whether or not God exists or if Christ is Lordâ€"the question is how deeply those truths change your life.

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Fearing Sin    Minute Meditations
What did all the saints have in common? They feared sin more than even physical death. Sin is the worst kind of death.

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Positive Outcome    Minute Meditations
Oh, how thunderous the applause must be in heaven, all those times we are mocked on earth...for the sake of His Name.

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Act of Forgiveness    Minute Meditations
Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling. We begin with God’s command, we go through a grieving process if necessary, and when the time is right, we make an act of forgiveness. It is as simple as saying, “I forgive.”

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Peace Within Family    Minute Meditations
Communion between God and his creation came with the shedding of Christ’s precious blood; communion in our families can begin with the shedding of our deeply held resentments.

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The Sooner The Better    Minute Meditations
God wants us to be whole and at peace, and he has provided the means. It may take years of prayer and the sacraments, but that shouldn’t deter anyone from beginning as soon as possible.

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Shining Example    Minute Meditations
Forgiveness is possible and essential to our spiritual growth. And since Our Lady is at the heart of our kinship, cast yourself into her arms and ask her to show you how to forgive.

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Shining Example    Minute Meditations
Forgiveness is possible and essential to our spiritual growth. And since Our Lady is at the heart of our kinship, cast yourself into her arms and ask her to show you how to forgive.

Truly a beautiful message. The Love that our Blessed Mother Mary gives us and pours out for us , directly links us to her most Divine Son, Jesus Christ. And in prostrating ourselves to the love of God , we are able to forgive those who trespass us as well as learn to repent for our own personal trespasses.

Blessed Mother, Oh Mother Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help send forth thy love and gentle prayers to us, poor sinners who have recourse to thee.

Blessed Mother of Perpetual Help, whisper to thy divine son Jesus Christ and beg him of our forgiveness. Assist us also, Dearest Mother, in our necessities. We ask this of you and in your divine Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.


Thank You, Dearest Mother. May our requests be answered accordingly to the benefit of our eternal soul.

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Follower of Christ    Minute Meditations
You can be a part of the most amazing spiritual community ever, but that doesn’t mean you are a follower of Jesus Christ. We need to pray as a community, but we also need to learn how to pray individually.

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Dialogue of Love    Minute Meditations
Prayer isn’t a formula or an empty ritual. It’s a friendship. It’s a relationship. That means it’s a dialogue of love by which people in love talk to each other.

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God’s Love for You    Minute Meditations
Being born into a Catholic family isn’t what makes you Catholic. Being Catholic, following Christ, is a decision of the heart. It is a relationship with Love Himself and a commitment to be faithful to the One who has faith in you.

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thanks for this great reminder, hof.  may you have a blessed day.

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Breaking Dawn    Minute Meditations
Our sufferings great and small can wear us down. But each new day offers light for the body and the soul as we recall the fundamental reasons for the hope that is in us.

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Hold Me, O God    Minute Meditations
Loving God, be with me in this time of sadness, pain, and uncertainty. I feel disoriented, and hunger for a time before death transformed my life. Help me to believe that this pain is temporary, and that after darkness, I will find light and peace.

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In Troubled Times    Minute Meditations
Without friends we would never make it through the years of grieving, not only the first year but the subsequent ones that continue to remind us of our new identity as a now-single man or woman. Our friendships are godsends, a place of comfort and familiarity as we acclimate to a new life.

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Divine Mercy    Minute Meditations
In Scripture when Christ tells us about “the unforgivable sin,” it means the sin we don’t ask forgiveness for, that pride is the sin against the Holy Spirit, not allowing God to forgive.

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Ups and Downs    Minute Meditations
Authentic Christianity is a roller-coaster ride, not a merry-go-round. Buckle up and throw your arms in the air.

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Excising Sin    Minute Meditations
God loves us too much to pretend our sin isn’t there. Sin is a cancer and Christ the surgeon. True prayer signs the consent form.

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Be Watchful    Minute Meditations
Vigilant faith…not only observes what is necessary for salvation, but it seeks out, it embraces and practices faithfully everything that can bring it closer to God. â€"St. Francis de Sales

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Love Them Anyway    Minute Meditations
Love even the most abandoned: love whatever faith in Christ remains in them: if they have lost this, love their virtues; if these have gone, love the holy likeness they bear, love the blood of Christ through which you trust they are redeemed. â€"St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Hearing the Call    Minute Meditations
Conversion consists in responding to a call from God. Conversion is light renewed, love of God renewed. The convert is a man who has died and has risen again. â€"Rabbi Israel Zolli

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Becoming Saints    Minute Meditations
Our flaws are part of his plan to bring forth holiness in us. He calls; we answer. By responding to his call with courage and faith, we can become saints. â€"Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R.

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Leading by Example    Minute Meditations
You should lead by your example in family, among friends and neighbors, and with colleagues and coworkers or fellow students. Your examples should include putting community above self, placing respect for the dignity of others ahead of self-gratification, and demonstrating love above all.

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Finding God    Minute Meditations
God doesn't abandon people just because an accident happened. He doesn't abandon people who are the victims of poor judgment or of evildoers. He is always there. It's up to us to find him.

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Meaningful Goals    Minute Meditations
The most meaningful goals in life are those that can be accomplished with the help of God's graces. We should use those graces to give us confidence that, with God's guidance and help, our gifts are capable of being developed well beyond our imagined potential.

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Meaningful Goals    Minute Meditations
The most meaningful goals in life are those that can be accomplished with the help of God's graces. We should use those graces to give us confidence that, with God's guidance and help, our gifts are capable of being developed well beyond our imagined potential.

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Believe In Yourself    Minute Meditations
How am I supposed to believe what you are saying, if you don't believe it yourself? Preach with confidence and conviction, or sit down!

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Selfless Work    Minute Meditations
I think of all the women religious in the United States who touch countless lives, alleviate the suffering of so many, strive to offer a voice to the voiceless, remember the forgotten, care for those most in need, and focus their lives on the greater good of all God's people, without concern or regard for what they could receive in return.

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Nonverbal Communication    Minute Meditations
Disrespect comes with many faces. Sometimes what’s unspoken speaks louder than any words.

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If we receive happiness from God, should we not accept sorrow also?
â€" The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; may his will be done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

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If we receive happiness from God, should we not accept sorrow also?
â€" The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; may his will be done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Bless the Lord always. For He is our only salvation...!

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Nonverbal Communication    Minute Meditations
Disrespect comes with many faces. Sometimes what’s unspoken speaks louder than any words.

Aggression, Anger, Avarice, Hatred, all of these are sins and should be repented of. In fact, these sins, if habitual, interferes with God's Grace! This is why everyone, and I mean everyone, should regularly receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Virtuous Character    Minute Meditations
In deciding when to allow a privilege, age is not the main factor; a child’s character is. And character is measured not by the absence of problems but by the presence of virtue.

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The Church’s Role    Minute Meditations
“The moment has come to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelization and to the mission ad gentes. No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church, can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.” â€"Pope John Paul II

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Good Relationships    Minute Meditations
Remember, evangelization is rooted in good relationshipsâ€"with friends, coworkers, and people we meet every day. We are not in the numbers game. We want to help people discover the love and mercy of God right where they are.

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Beacon of Christ    Minute Meditations
On a cold night it’s a good idea to stay near the fire. When our faith cools it’s a better idea to stick to the warmth of Christ’s presence. One of the reasons for adoration of the Eucharist is that the experience fires up our love for Jesus. Instead of being detached and dull Catholics, we are on fire with Christ.

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Be Not Afraid    Minute Meditations
Let us never be afraid to reach out to those whom we might think of as far away from God. In truth, no one is ever far from the heart of the Father no matter how hard they may try to distance themselves from him.

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Making Peace Minute Meditations
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. â€"Thomas Merton

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Four Little Words    Minute Meditations
“Thy will be done.” What a comfort those four little words are to my soul. I have repeated them until they are softened to the sweetest harmony. We are in darkness, and must be thankful that our knowledge is not needed to perfect thy work. â€"St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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thank you very much, hof.  igo kaayo ko ani with the way i'm feeling now over my sister's diagnosed breast cancer.  nakahilak ko while meditating on this.  but i assure you those were tears of relief.

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True Friendship    Minute Meditations
He who finds Jesus finds a treasure, better than all other treasures, and he who loses him has lost more than all the world. He is most poor who lives without Jesus, and he is most rich who is with him. â€"Thomas à Kempis

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Everlasting Joy    Minute Meditations
He will see us and our hearts will rejoice, and our joy no man shall take from us; for this is the sole reward for those who suffer for God’s sake, to rejoice forever in his sight. â€"St. Bede the Venerable

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Truly Live Your Faith    Minute Meditations
Christians are light for each other and for the rest of the world. If we are Christians we have to reveal Christ. This, therefore, is what everyone expects from us: that our Christianity be real. â€"Bl. Teresa of Calcutta

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Prayer Is a Gift    Minute Meditations
Prayer doesn’t make God love you more. Sin doesn’t make God love you less. His love is not based on our actions. Prayer improves our ability to receive God’s love. Sin severs the relationship.

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Carrying Your Cross    Minute Meditations
Don’t wear a cross around your neck if all you’re going to do is complain about the one on your back.

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Accepting God’s Answer    Minute Meditations
We often like to claim we don’t know what God wants when, in reality, we do and we just don’t like His answer to our question.

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Pray Incessantly    Minute Meditations
God already knows what you need; now He just wants to hear you say it.