The God Minute

The gospels are filled with stories of Jesus appearing before someone at a time in their life where they least expected it. Today it's the very disciples of Jesus who, after his death, appears before the men he knew best. And they didn't recognize Him! It's easy to judge them and wonder about the disciples' frame of mind. But Sr. Kara reminds us in the reflection today that Jes...

29th Sunday in O.T. 2021 If you want to be great, you must be a servant.  And even if the world rejects us, we must remember that our getting into heaven is not dependent upon what this world says, but what Jesus says, what He did and what He died for! SCRIPTURE Mark 10: 35-45 GOD MOMENT "Let me be your servant Lord." MUSIC "The Servant Song"

The Angelus reminds us of the moment when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with great news! As we read in Chapter One of Luke’s Gospel, (Luke 1:26-38) God wished Mary, truly a model of humility, to be the mother of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ!  This wonderful prayer evolved from a recitation of three Hail Mary’s following an evening bell around the 12th century to its present form (with morni...

WARNING ! Unless you are in a good mood or want to be in a good mood... then you might want to wait and play this Concert Friday prayer until later....

Influencer for God Blessed Carlo was an “influencer for God,” not by his worldliness, but by his ordinary otherworldly radicalness.  He is best known for documenting Eucharistic miracles around the world and cataloguing them onto a website, which he created before his death from leukemia in 2006, at the age of 15.  Let us seek his intercession and follow his advise. SCRIPTURE Colossians 1: 16-17 (...

Teresa of Ávila , also called Saint Teresa of Jesus , was a Spanish noblewoman who felt called to convent life in the Catholic Church. A Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic, religious reformer, author, theologian of the contemplative life and of mental prayer, she earned the rare distinction of being declared a Doctor of the Church, September 27th, 1970 by Pope Paul VI.   Active during the Cat...

A common theme throughout Scipture--throughout the spiritual life-- is that of NEW LIFE! The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross has given us the promise of abundance and "aliveness" in all that we do. As we hear in today's psalm (and the reference to Ezekiel) another image is that of Dry Bones being breathed on (the Holy Spirit) and then coming to life! Javier explains.... SCRIPTURE Ps...

Born of God It seems like daily we are confronted by, and challenged by the secular world that doesn't really care, one way or the other, if we succeed.  It's not easy to turn off those voices of doubt. We must, however, remember that we are born of God.  This alone gives us everything we need to overcome those doubts and fear and put our faith in God alone. SCRIPTURE 1 John 5: 4 ("...

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Click HERE for the video to this reflection...

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Hours of the Virgin, is a liturgical devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, in imitation of, and usually in addition to, the Divine Office in the Catholic Church. SCRIPTURE Psalm 92 Ezekiel 36: 24- 28 Psalm 8 GOD MOMENT "Intercede for us before Christ" MUSIC "Ave, Ave, Ave Maria&qu...

Concert Friday In this month of October, dedicated to our Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary, we come to realize that the recitation of the rosary allows us to ask for the intercession of the Blessed Mother to lead us to the Lord and help us deepen our relationship with the Lord. GOD MOMENT "Behold I am your child" MUSIC "Oh Mother" - The Vigil Project (Th...

In our reflection today, Lauren reminds us of the power of praying the rosary. A beautiful feast we celebrate today, "Our Lady of the Holy Rosary".

We welcome today our newest member of our God Minute team, Fr. Brian Walker. Fr. Brian is a Dominican priest from Chicago. He is a parish missioner (like Fr. Ron) and is present on television and internet shows sharing the Word of God. How blessed we are to welcome him to The God Minute!

Where Is God? It is common for all of us to wonder, particularly in difficult times, "where is God?  Or even, "how could He let this happen?"  Today the prophet Jeremiah reminds us of God's promise. SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 29: 11 (Psalm 9) GOD MOMENT "Be with me Lord" MUSIC "Kyrie" "Full Moon - Day 4"

On this Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi , a special guest is offering our reflection today. He is a Franciscan brother in New York who has a deep love for St. Francis. Thank you for being with us! You can see the video of Brother David offering his reflection here . Song of St. Francis by Sarah McLaughlin

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today we are invited to look at the law verses love.  Sometimes we are so wedded to the law that surrounds us that we fail to look deeper at the love that drives us, especially in terms of relationships, families and communities. SCRIPTURE Mark 10: 2 - 16 GOD MOMENT Let us be nourished in the Lord MUSIC "Love Like This"

5th Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion Hail Mary,  full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.  Amen. GOD MOMENT "Angels of God Watch over us." MUSIC "Stabet Mater" "Angels We Have Heard On High"

Its the beginning of the Season of Fall...Changing leaves and pumpkin pies.... CONCERT FRIDAY, FALL EDITION First Song:  Les Combes-58 by Malouvia Second song:  Slow Voltage by Luna Bauer 

Honor Honor is the recognition of the excellence of another.  When we honor God we honor His excellence for in His infinite wisdom He can take all that we have and give and use it to bless others.  Charity demands that we give of ourselves in service to others and therefore honor God. SCRIPTURE Proverbs 14: 31 (Psalm 21) GOD MOMENT "I honor You Lord" MUSIC "Magnificat primi tori&quo...

We conclude our September Spirit month with a reflection by a member of another Vincentian Family group, the Vincentian Marian Youth. It is worldwide organization of youth who consecrate their lives to the Blessed Mother in service to her Son through the Vincentian virtues and charism. Today, a teenager leader in the group (Mikayla) is sharing our reflection! Want to learn more about the Vincentia...

Nothing But God's Love Trusting that God's love for us and for others is unconditional and greater than anything we can imagine.  Loving and praying for others is essential for our own growth.  St. Josephine Bakhita said “I am praying much for them [those who persecuted me as a slave]  that the Lord who has been very good and generous to me may be the same to them so as to bring them all...

This is what all of September Spirit has been moving toward: the celebration of the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul, the patron saint of CHARITY in the Catholic Church! Today is his feast day and special guest has our reflection.

Click here for the video of this reflection.

4th Sorrowful Mystery - Jesus Carries His Cross Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. GOD MOMENT "Help me Lord to carry my cross." MUSIC "Stabet Mater"

Concert Friday - ZEAL Zeal is a fundamental virtue in the life of the Vincentian community and actually it should be for any believing person trying to follow the will of God and accomplish the work of the gospel. GOD MOMENT "I can't get enough of you Lord." MUSIC "ZEAL" - by The Belonging Company