<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AmericanCatholic.org | Minute Meditations</title><link>http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp</link><description>AmericanCatholic.org | Minute Meditations</description><ttl>60</ttl><copyright>2009</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Setting An Example]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/8/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/8/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[During our own journeys throughout life, our Lord allows us to rub elbows with those who may not have faith, so that we can be an example of faith, hope, and love to them through our words and actions.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16994' target='_blank'>Embracing Motherhood</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Without Fail]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/7/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/7/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[We must consistently give with love and forgiveness if we want to know real peace in our hearts and see God at work in our homes.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16994' target='_blank'>Embracing Motherhood</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mother’s Love]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/6/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/6/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Whether our domestic church is a huge, beautifully decorated house, a modest apartment, or even a hut in a developing country, a mother’s love there at its heart will help her spouse and children to survive and grow in the blessedness of their family.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16994' target='_blank'>Embracing Motherhood</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awesome Example]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/5/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/5/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Dear Lord, help me to be open to the needs of my family in every way. Let me see clearly that my role is in getting them all to heaven through my example and love.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16994' target='_blank'>Embracing Motherhood</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome One and All]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/4/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/4/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Welcoming the stranger does not stop at our parish doors. But it does start there. And if we cannot welcome the Catholic whom we have seen, how can we welcome the stranger whom we have not seen?<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36009' target='_blank'>The Work of Mercy</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirsting for God]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/3/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/3/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[To give drink to the thirsty is now, as it was then, a supreme work of mercy in that it involves giving the living water of the Spirit to those who cry out for him.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36009' target='_blank'>The Work of Mercy</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feed the Hungry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/2/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/2/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Feeding the hungry means more than feeding the belly. Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36009' target='_blank'>The Work of Mercy</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encounters with Grace]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/1/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=2/1/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[We are bound by the sacraments, but God is not bound. Jesus does not sit on his hands refusing to work in our lives till we ask him to be our personal Savior any more than he is helpless to act unless we are baptized. Our very ability to seek him is already fruit of his grace.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36009' target='_blank'>The Work of Mercy</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living With Fortitude]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/31/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/31/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[There are heroes out there every day, living in the grace of fortitude. We used to call it white martyrdom, and their names were legion in the twentieth century. They were the quiet heroes who refused to abandon the faith when the knock came at the door late at night.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16867' target='_blank'>A Guy's Guide to the Good Life</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Prudently]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/30/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/30/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Prudent men are those willing to live and die by truth. They are stand-up guys when the rest of the world is sitting down.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16867' target='_blank'>A Guy's Guide to the Good Life</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living the Good Life]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/29/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/29/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The virtuous life isn’t just the good life; it’s the best life, the life you were made for.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16867' target='_blank'>A Guy's Guide to the Good Life</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Belong to God]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/28/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/28/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Out of the many practices and understandings applicable to confirmation comes one shining reality, namely, the assurance that we belong to God. The mark placed on us in confirmation is a sign both of our choosing God and of God’s choosing us: “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.”<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36239' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Confirmation</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctifying Grace]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/27/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/27/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[We know that sin cannot be removed except by grace. God’s grace fills us with redemption and salvation. This grace, this presence of God in us, is the Holy Spirit.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36239' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Confirmation</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anointed Ones]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/26/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/26/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[As “Christ” means “anointed,” we call ourselves “Christians” because we are the anointed ones, the “oiled people,” so to speak. The sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist initiate us into the “oiled” community, the community anointed to continue the vocation of the Messiah, the Christ.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36239' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Confirmation</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Right Choices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/25/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/25/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[If you find differences between the way you are and the way you think a Christian should be, make some honest judgments about which way you want to go. This kind of self-examination is not easy, but the results are very rewarding.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36239' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Confirmation</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick Up the Pieces]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/24/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/24/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[It helps to look at all created things as if they are scattered pieces of a beautiful picture puzzle. It’s only when the pieces are put back in their proper places that they form the original image of Christ, thus displaying their true beauty and meaning.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36240' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Communion</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Followers of Christ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/23/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/23/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[We cannot delude ourselves: By our mutual love and, in particular, by our concern for those in need, we will be recognized as true followers of Christ. This will be the criterion by which our Eucharistic celebrations are judged.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36240' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Communion</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Memory of Jesus]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/22/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/22/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[When we celebrate the Eucharist, we are invited to enter into that eternal act, aligning our wills with the Father’s will as Jesus did. Thus we become one with Christ and share in his sacrificial act.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36240' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Communion</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Communion]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/21/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/21/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[As the sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood, the Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus Christ. It is the memorial of Christ’s passion and resurrection. It is the sacrament of sacraments.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36240' target='_blank'>Catholic Update Guide to Communion</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let God Lead]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/20/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/20/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[You are here for a reason, and your life testifies to more than you have imagined. Don’t be afraid to offer yourself completely to God.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16977' target='_blank'>Wholly Mary</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope Sets You Free]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/19/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/19/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Hope provides the freedom to live at peace with ourselves, others and God, regardless of what may be going on around us.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16858' target='_blank'>Real Women, Real Saints</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy in the Ordinary]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/18/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/18/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[How often do we relegate to God only those things in which we feel he should have a say, yet exclude him from the ordinary things in life?<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B16960' target='_blank'>The Bible’s Best Love Stories</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Is the Model]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/17/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/17/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Mary is the icon of true discipleship and the one the Church looks to as a model of real devotion. She is just watching for us to ask for help in our pursuit of holiness.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16977' target='_blank'>Wholly Mary</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remain Steadfast]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/16/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/16/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[It took courage to be Christ. He lived and spoke the truth, even when it wasn’t popular, even when it meant humiliation and rejection. We’re called to do the same.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T16858' target='_blank'>Real Women, Real Saints</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow the Leader]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/15/2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=1/15/2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[In every step of our journey, Christ has been there first. He has accepted being born as a frail human, to share in our sufferings and joys. <br/>From <a href='http://catalog.americancatholic.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36163' target='_blank'>A Catholic Christmas</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item></channel></rss>
