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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. – Matthew 6:20-22
The Rose Just Is
These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones. They are what they are; they exist with God today. There is not time to them. There is simply the rose. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
How to Survive in Difficult Times
In difficult times you should always carry something beautiful in your mind. – Blaise Pascal
Beauty in Unexpected Places
We know that God loves beauty, for the Almighty allows it to flourish everywhere, even in unexpected places. – Ben Zion Bosker
The Infinite Beauty of God
The infinite beauty of God is constantly being discovered anew. – St. Gregory of Nyssa
It’s the Small Things
Attending to the small thing in front of us becomes a way of self-renewal and self-refreshment. – Sharon Salzberg in Lovingkindness
Gaining Wisdom from Creation
A truly wise person kneels at the feet of all creatures. – Mechtild of Magdeburg
Lessons from the Sea
I thought of the lessons [the sea] had taught us as children. A certain amount of patience (you can’t hurry the tides). A great deal of respect (the sea does not suffer fools gladly). An awareness of the vast and mysterious interdependence of things… Continue Reading “Lessons from the Sea”
Love All
Love all that has been created by God, both the whole and every grain of sand. Love every leaf and every ray of light. Love the beasts and the birds, love the plants, love every separate fragment. If you love each separate fragment, you… Continue Reading “Love All”
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