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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Beauty
Life Is a Garden
life is a garden, not a road we enter and exit through the same gate wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice – Bokonon
The Eye of the Beholder
People often say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look,… Continue Reading “The Eye of the Beholder”
God Never Made an Ugly Landscape
God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild. – John Muir
What Is Enough?
Do we really need much more than this? To honor the dawn. To visit a garden. To talk to a friend. To contemplate a cloud. To cherish a meal. To bow our heads before the mystery of the day. Are these not enough? –… Continue Reading “What Is Enough?”
When Is Time Really Wasted?
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Enjoying the Spring
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. -Rainer Maria Rilke
Where Do YOU Find Beauty?
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. – Vincent Van Gogh
Beauty in the Walking
But the beauty is in the walking — we are betrayed by destinations. – Gwyn Thomas
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