<?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[Meaningful Goals]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/21/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/21/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36540' target='_blank'>Answer Your Call</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavenly Light]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/20/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/20/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Unfaithfulness to God causes us to be vulnerable to the influence of the darkness. Only through the sacraments are we able to return to his heavenly light and goodness.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36540' target='_blank'>Answer Your Call</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding God]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/19/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/19/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36540' target='_blank'>Answer Your Call</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading by Example]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/18/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/18/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36540' target='_blank'>Answer Your Call</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Saints]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/17/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/17/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. —Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36165' target='_blank'>Firmly On the Rock</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing the Call]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/16/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/16/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. —Rabbi Israel Zolli<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36165' target='_blank'>Firmly On the Rock</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Them Anyway]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/15/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/15/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. —St. Ignatius of Loyola<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36165' target='_blank'>Firmly On the Rock</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Watchful]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/14/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/14/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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. 
—St. Francis de Sales<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36165' target='_blank'>Firmly On the Rock</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excising Sin]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/13/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/13/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36536' target='_blank'>Tweet Inspiration</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ups and Downs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/12/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/12/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Authentic Christianity is a roller-coaster ride, not a merry-go-round. Buckle up and throw your arms in the air.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36536' target='_blank'>Tweet Inspiration</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste of Heaven]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/11/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/11/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Sunday doesn’t just prepare us for the week ahead—it prepares us for eternity.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36536' target='_blank'>Tweet Inspiration</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine Mercy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/10/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/10/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36536' target='_blank'>Tweet Inspiration</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Troubled Times]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/9/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/9/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36522' target='_blank'>Life After Death</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hold Me, O God]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/8/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/8/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36522' target='_blank'>Life After Death</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Our Sadness]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/7/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/7/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Just as I am sure that we are never “chosen” by God for a life of extraordinary challenges, I also firmly believe that we do have choices, once we emerge from the blessed fog that allows us to move through daily duties and relationships immediately after our loss. These choices allow us to move on and make a meaningful life, despite our sadness.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=B36522' target='_blank'>Life After Death</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Dawn]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/6/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/6/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36528' target='_blank'>The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pray Without Ceasing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/5/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/5/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe this idea of “praying without ceasing” is a novel one for you. Maybe the thought of offering God every moment of your day is overwhelming. But maybe you’re also feeling the call to do exactly that—and you just don’t know where to begin.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36528' target='_blank'>The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 05 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving God Our All]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/4/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/4/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[To anyone who lives in friendship with God, it is natural to praise, to thank, to repent, to petition, and yes, even to tell him of our grief and our sufferings.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36528' target='_blank'>The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s Love for You]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/3/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/3/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36526' target='_blank'>A 40-Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dialogue of Love]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/2/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/2/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36526' target='_blank'>A 40-Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meaningful Prayer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/1/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=5/1/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Praying with a community encourages you to pray on your own; praying on your own makes you more eager to pray with a community. The Spirit dwells within us and teaches us how to pray! So call on the Holy Spirit, and pray with Him!<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36526' target='_blank'>A 40-Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follower of Christ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/30/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/30/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36526' target='_blank'>A 40-Day Spiritual Workout For Catholics</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shining Example]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/29/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/29/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36489' target='_blank'>Set Free</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sooner The Better]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/28/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/28/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36489' target='_blank'>Set Free</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace Within Family]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/27/2013]]></link><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Minute/default.asp?MMDate=4/27/2013]]></guid><description><![CDATA[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.<br/>From <a href='http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36489' target='_blank'>Set Free</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</pubDate><updated>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST</updated><author><![CDATA[AmericanCatholic.org]]></author></item></channel></rss>