Category: Dominican Life

Finding a Space for Silence

Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside where we can be free of noise and argument. Let us hear the Word… Continue Reading “Finding a Space for Silence”

How Do You Experience Worship?

Great compassion is the root of all forms of worship. – His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Wisdom from the Meister

If the soul could have known God without the world, the world would never have been created. – Meister Eckhart

What Do the Mountains Tell Us?

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. – John Muir

What Do You Hear from the Mountains?

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. – John Muir

On the Feast of Saint Catherine

To the true servant of God every place is the right place and every time is the right time. – St. Catherine of Siena  

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

Bloom with abandon!

Prayer Is Energy

Prayer is energy, the energy of love and transformative power. It is given to us to use for the good of all creation. In prayer God gives us the fuel of life, and asks us to live it. Margaret Silf in The Gift of… Continue Reading “Prayer Is Energy”

What is the Value in Creation?

I cannot look in any direction without seeing creations of God. Therefore nothing is insignificant, and everything worthy of respect and care. Nothing is second-class. What God has made is of value. – Paula D’Arcy in Gift of the Red Bird

Look Around You!

Look around you!Our eyes are keyholes opening to a world of wonder. – Edward Hays in Pray All Ways