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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
The Velvet Red Maple
They say life is a cruel thing, but they haven’t seen the velvet red maple tree in my front yard with the wind in its hair and all the leaves dancing. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “The Velvet Red Maple”
Autumn Beauty
On a bare brancha crow settlesin autumn dusk To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
My Favorite Season
Autumn is my favorite season. The flush of red and gold a brief reminder that everything is sweeter when we know it cannot last. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Finding Joy
I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they glide on the wind. As long as this exists…and I may live to see… Continue Reading “Finding Joy”
Wisdom of Heraclitus
Wisdom is the Oneness of Mind that guides and permeates all things. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Freedom
The world is filled with the Absolute. To see this is to be made free. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen
I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I burn in the sun, moon, and stars …. I awaken everything to life. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen”
Clear Vision
Clear Vision Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Whose Blessings to Count?
Envy is the art of counting another’s blessings instead of your own. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
What Is Faith?
Faith is not about how we feel, it’s about how we live. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
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