Category: Spirituality

O Radix Jesse – O Root of Jesse

O Root of Jesse, you stand as an ensign to the peoples; before you kings will shut their mouths and nations will bow in worship. O Come and deliver us and do not tarry. – source of translation unknown

O Sapientia – O Wisdom

Today we sing, “O Wisdom”, or as it was in the original Latin in the 7th century, “O Sapientia”. O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High and reach from one end of the earth to the other, mightily and… Continue Reading “O Sapientia – O Wisdom”

Happy Thanksgiving

I have used these words before on this blog, and I still can think of none better than those of our Dominican mystic Meister Eckhart: If the only prayer you pray in your life is thank you, it will be enough.  

The Wisdom of John Steinbeck

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. – John Steinbeck

Is Your Heart Open to Beauty or to Worries?

If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset. –  Krishnamurti

How Far Have You Traveled?

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher

Clap Along If You Feel like a Room without a Roof

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. – Anton Chekhov

Where Are You Going?

If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going. ― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

John Muir’s Wisdom

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

How Do We Find the Path?

  A path is made by walking on it. – Zhuangzi