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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Beauty
Mystery
It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between. – Diane Ackerman
Weekly Photo Challenge: Up
I wanted to find a quote for “Up”, this week’s photo challenge before the week got away, and one came via email from: inward/outward: A Project of the Church of the Savior. To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Up”
The Wonders Around Us
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. – Jalaluddin Rumi
The Grace of a Crocus
A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace. – David Steindl-Rast, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer
Weekly Photo Challenge – My Neighborhood
I am so blest to live in San Rafael. It’s a beautiful neighborhood. I think of the words of the song from Mr. Rogers: It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor. Would you be mine? Could you be… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge – My Neighborhood”
May My Eyes Remain Open to Wonder
I’ve read all the books but one only remains sacred: this volume of wonders, open always before my eyes. – Kathleen Raine
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir
Nature Holds Eternity
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. – Isaac Bashevis Singer
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