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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Love Never Fails
Today’s reading is that beloved passage from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians about love. It speaks for itself. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek… Continue Reading “Love Never Fails”
Our Extravagant Creator
The extravagant gesture is the very stuff of creation. – Annie Dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Let Us Handle One Another Delicately
Delicate Iris The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. -Henry David Thoreau That being said, we should be delicate with one another. Walden
More on Being a Blessing
The more alert we become to the blessing that flows into us through everything we touch, the more our own touch will bring blessing. – David Steindl-Rast
When We Feel Like Giving Up . . .
There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze. – Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life
Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
We will hear the thoughts below later this week when 1 Corinthians 13 is quoted. Today we hear from Reinhold Niebuhr. Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful makes complete sense in… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Love”
The Feast of Thomas Aquinas
Wonder is the desire of knowledge. – St. Thomas Aquinas Today is the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was born in Naples in 1225, and became a Dominican Friar. Because of his studies, writing, and teaching he was named a Doctor of the… Continue Reading “The Feast of Thomas Aquinas”
May My Eyes Remain Open to Wonder
I’ve read all the books but one only remains sacred: this volume of wonders, open always before my eyes. – Kathleen Raine
Wisdom from the Pueblo People
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself. hold on to what you must do even if it is… Continue Reading “Wisdom from the Pueblo People”
The Blessings of Gratitude
Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives. – Jalaluddin Rumi
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