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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
How Can We Contain God?
King Solomon, who built a great temple to “hold” God, knew that God could not be contained there. Where are the places we try to contain and constrain God? No matter how wonderful and perfect they may seem to be to us, it would… Continue Reading “How Can We Contain God?”
A Door to a New Beginning
John O’Donohue, while not specifically inviting us to open a new window or new door, does beckon us to move forward into what is “not yet clear” in his poem, “For a New Beginning.” The following is one stanza: Though your destination is not… Continue Reading “A Door to a New Beginning”
More of Sometimes Poetry is Preaching
What is there not to like about John O’Donohue? Today I offer a stanza from his poem, “A Morning Offering” for all of us. May my mind come alive today To the invisible geography That invites me to new frontiers, To break the dead… Continue Reading “More of Sometimes Poetry is Preaching”
God’s Faithful Forgiveness
David’s saga continues today when the prophet Nathan comes to him and demands repentance. In this story of unvarnished humanness, David admits his sinfulness and turns to God for forgiveness. God doesn’t remove all the consequences for David’s despicable actions, but faithfully forgives David’s… Continue Reading “God’s Faithful Forgiveness”
What Should We Do about that Moon?
One of my favorite poets is Hafiz. I thought of his poem a couple of weeks ago when I saw this moon . . . not even full. A wine bottle fell from a wagon and broke open in a field. That night one… Continue Reading “What Should We Do about that Moon?”
Go into All the World and Tell the Good News!
From Psalm 117 – today’s psalm: Praise the Lord all you nations Glorify him all you peoples For steadfast is his kindness towards us and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever.
How Do We Welcome Christ through the Doors of our Lives?
Today’s responsorial psalm is Psalm 24. We hear: Lift up, you gates, your lintels Reach up you, ancient portals That the King of Glory may come in! Who is this King of Glory? It is each and every person we meet. Let us greet… Continue Reading “How Do We Welcome Christ through the Doors of our Lives?”
God Loves all without Exception
I read a wonderful quote from Anne Lamott that I thought was worth sharing. You can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. This advice on the back of… Continue Reading “God Loves all without Exception”
A New Assignment
This week I have the privilege to be subbing for Sister Cathryn who is the resident manager of Rose Court, our affordable housing complex in San Francisco. I noticed that Sister Cathryn had a framed quote by Meister Eckhart, the German Dominican mystic from… Continue Reading “A New Assignment”
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