Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
From joy springs all creation By it is sustained Towards joy it proceeds And to joy it returns. – Mundaka Upanishad in The Nine Muses by Angeles Arrien
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. – Matthew 6:20-22
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
In difficult times you should always carry something beautiful in your mind. – Blaise Pascal
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 is constantly being discovered anew. – St. Gregory of Nyssa
Attending to the small thing in front of us becomes a way of self-renewal and self-refreshment. – Sharon Salzberg in Lovingkindness