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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Hope / Healing
Expect Hope
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. – Sarah Ban Breathnach
A Reason to Hope
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
In Times of Darkness, Let Us Make Hope
It seems that there is no end to the evil that confronts us. We need hope to face each day. I found this peace of wisdom from the artist Corita Kent. And I’m sure that when she said/wrote it, it was in beautiful colors… Continue Reading “In Times of Darkness, Let Us Make Hope”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense (iPhoneography)
We imagine how this tulip will appear tomorrow. And yet we appreciate it’s beauty today. We live midst the tension of the “already and not yet”. This is especially true during the Lenten Season as we look forward to Easter. This reminds us to… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense (iPhoneography)”
Where Is Your Hope?
In today’s Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 31 – we read: Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord. How great is the goodness, O LORD, which you have in store for those who fear you, And which, toward those who take… Continue Reading “Where Is Your Hope?”
Sharing Hope
People gain so much hope when they know they are not experiencing something alone. – Joyce Rupp
Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
I love the poetry of Wendell Barry; he is a man of hope. The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal”
Let Us Make Hope Together
It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness. – Corita Kent When I was in high school I admired the… Continue Reading “Let Us Make Hope Together”
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