Minute Meditations from Franciscan Media

God's Love Knows No Obstacles

by Kerry Crawford on Feb 12, 2019 5:00:00 AM

Touching the rock face, contemplating the grotto of more than 150 years ago and offering a...

by Kerry Crawford on Feb 11, 2019 5:00:00 AM

The Blessed Virgin taught Bernadette with what she could see, touch and experience. “Bernadette...

by Kerry Crawford on Feb 10, 2019 5:00:00 AM

Drawn by faith or curiosity, people from all parts of the world go on pilgrimage to Lourdes, the...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jul 10, 2018 5:00:00 AM

The Church today teaches us that all of the baptized have two fundamental calls: the universal...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jul 8, 2018 5:00:00 AM

People today are seeking the divine presence through tangible places, images, and rituals....

by Stephen J. Binz on Jul 7, 2018 5:00:00 AM

The response of Junipero Serra and his followers to the call to share the Gospel is a complex...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jul 5, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Following the Camino of Saint Junípero Serra goes well beyond traveling his historical path...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jul 3, 2018 5:00:00 AM

From our perspective today, we can see that the early missionaries of California were often too...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jun 27, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Saint Francis, the spiritual father of Junípero Serra, was filled with a deep desire to proclaim...

by Stephen J. Binz on Jun 25, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Saint Junípero’s reverence for the beauty of California resonates with the Canticle of the...