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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
It Must Be a Gift
“It must be a gift
from the Pure Land –
a thistle’s purple bloom”
- Clotilde Junsui Wright
Finding Ordinary Miracles
“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.”
- Hans Christian Anderson
True Miracles
“To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle.”
- Walt Whitman
Why Do We Build Ships?
“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But…that is not what great ships are built for.”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Dreams
“Don’t let other people’s opinions burn holes in your dreams.”
- Elsa Joy Bailey
Wisdom of the Prajnaparamita Sutra
“Live with skillful nonchalance and ceaseless concern.”
- Prajnaparamita Sutra
Everything Dances
“Everything in the universe has a rhythm; everything dances.”
- Maya Angelou
Paving Tomorrow
“A well taken care of today will pave the way for a well taken care of tomorrow.”
- Author: Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Beauty of the Curve
“A curve is always beautiful because it’s truthful.”
- Tony Owen
What Is Life?
“Life is not meant to give us what we want, unless what we want is to be broken open so the light can get free.”
- Gabriel Andreas, StoryPeople
