Posts from the ‘Dominican Life’ Category
The Poetry of Life
There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it.
– Gustave Flaubert
Wednesday of Hope – Be Joyful!Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.
Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.
– Wendell Berry
Perceiving Life with Reverence
If we perceived Life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical Life and walk the Earth in a very deep sense of gratitude.
– Gary Zukav
Wisdom from the Dalai Lama
Grand osprey near Target Rock on Long Island
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
– His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Where Do We Find Heaven?
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
– Henry David Thoreau
The Feast of Saint Dominic
Tomorrow, August 8th, is the Feast of St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers, otherwise known as the Dominicans. It is always appropriate to celebrate a feast on the eve of the feast. And as we are celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the Dominican order this year, we could actually celebrate Dominic everyday.
The photo above is detail of a fresco named, Madonna delle Ombre at the Convento (or now, Museo) San Marco, in Florence. Dominic holding what we call his last will and testament. According to his brothers, he gave this to us on his deathbed: ” Have charity, guard humility, hold fast to voluntary poverty.” He promised that he would continue to guide them in spirit. He died on August 2, 1221, and was buried as he wished, “at the feet of his brethren.”
