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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
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
Wisdom from The Midrash
God always provides what we need, but we must be ready to open our eyes and see it. – The Midrash
Great Are the Works of God!
Today’s Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 111. Alleluia. I will give thanks to God with all my heart in the company and assembly of the just Great are the works of God, exquisite in all their delights. Alleluia.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir
Dewdrops Outside My Door
For many years, at great cost, I traveled through many countries, saw the high mountains, the oceans. The only things I did not see were the sparkling dewdrops in the grass just outside my door. – Rabindranath Tagore
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