Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
If what we need is here within creation, this does not mean that the presence of God will suddenly become obvious to us. As we have already seen, though God is in all things and underpins them as their animating source and destiny, at… Continue Reading “Finding God Everywhere and Nowhere”
A little wisdom from the late Phyllis Diller: A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. – Rabindranath Tagore
Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans. – Mahmûd Shabistarî,
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.” – The Talmud
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception. – Harold Loukes
Everything in the world makes sense and is wonderful if viewed through open eyes. – Jose Ortega y Gasset
Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have. – Pema Chödrön
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. – Clarissa Pinkola Estes