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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Keep Laughing!
You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. – Michael Pritchard
Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Liberation from Fear
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. – Nelson Mandela
Would You Like to See a Miracle?
If we could see the miracle of a single flower, our whole life would change. – The Buddha
I’d Like to Pay Better Attention
If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider. – Jules Renard
Reality is Flooded with the Divine
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. – Marcus J. Borg, Conflict, Holiness, and Politics
We Belong to the Maker of the Stars and Starfish
Oh, I am in awe of the maker of galaxies and geese, stars and starfish, mercury and men (male and female) . . . . Sometimes it is the humble awe of knowing that ultimately I belong to God, to the Maker whose thumb… Continue Reading “We Belong to the Maker of the Stars and Starfish”
Helen Keller on Pessimism
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. – Helen Keller
Look at the Moon
When you look at the moon, you think, “I’m really small. What are my problems?” It sets things into perspective. We should all look at the moon a bit more often. – Alain de Botton
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